Dr Thomas Boswall Watson
Sketches, Taken In China By Dr T.B. Watson. A Folio Of Watercolour And Drawings, The Majority Taken In And Around Macao, Including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View From Our Terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From The West.', 'Beyond Campo Gat
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Description
Dr Thomas Boswall Watson (1815-1860)
Sketches, taken in China by Dr T.B. Watson. A folio of watercolour and drawings, the majority taken in and around Macao, including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View from our terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From the West.', 'Beyond Campo Gate, Macao', 'Beyond the Campo Gate, Macao', 'On the Mainland, opposite Macao', 'Trading junks', 'Chop boats', 'A Chinese junk', 'José Maria's Go-downs -- Inner Harbour Macao', 'Penha hill, Macao', studies of junks, dragon boats, sampans, Chinese figures, the artist's children, a self portrait [?], and E.S. Watson and Mrs Gilespie in an interior
several inscribed and dated between 1846 and 1855, several titled on the mounts, and inscribed as titled on a title page from an album
pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolour on paper
fifty-six unframed
9 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (25.1 x 34.5cm.) and smaller (57)
Sketches, taken in China by Dr T.B. Watson. A folio of watercolour and drawings, the majority taken in and around Macao, including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View from our terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From the West.', 'Beyond Campo Gate, Macao', 'Beyond the Campo Gate, Macao', 'On the Mainland, opposite Macao', 'Trading junks', 'Chop boats', 'A Chinese junk', 'José Maria's Go-downs -- Inner Harbour Macao', 'Penha hill, Macao', studies of junks, dragon boats, sampans, Chinese figures, the artist's children, a self portrait [?], and E.S. Watson and Mrs Gilespie in an interior
several inscribed and dated between 1846 and 1855, several titled on the mounts, and inscribed as titled on a title page from an album
pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolour on paper
fifty-six unframed
9 7/8 x 13 5/8in. (25.1 x 34.5cm.) and smaller (57)
A top price for Thomas Boswell Watson - as previously expected
In October 2013 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science & Natural History, which included the work Sketches, Taken In China By Dr T.B. Watson. A Folio Of Watercolour And Drawings, The Majority Taken In And Around Macao, Including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View From Our Terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From The West.', 'Beyond Campo Gat by Thomas Boswell Watson. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 32,500.00 (€ 38,414.74) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Sketches, Taken In China By Dr T.B. Watson. A Folio Of Watercolour And Drawings, The Majority Taken In And Around Macao, Including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View From Our Terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From The West.', 'Beyond Campo Gat is the most expensive artwork by Thomas Boswell Watson that we have observed
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Oktober 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel, Science & Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sketches, Taken In China By Dr T.B. Watson. A Folio Of Watercolour And Drawings, The Majority Taken In And Around Macao, Including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View From Our Terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From The West.', 'Beyond Campo Gat von Thomas Boswell Watson zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 32.500,00 (€ 38.414,74) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Sketches, Taken In China By Dr T.B. Watson. A Folio Of Watercolour And Drawings, The Majority Taken In And Around Macao, Including 'Bar Fort, Macao', 'View From Our Terrace, Macao', 'Macao -- China', Macao -- China. From The West.', 'Beyond Campo Gat
Thomas Boswell Watson - Auction history
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