Edward Cheney
A sketchbook of thirty drawings of Italian views including: The interior of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum; Salerno; View near la Cava; View from the Camaldoli della Torre; Pozzuoli; The Comic Theatre at Pompeii; At Pompeii (illustrated); The Ponte M
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 48
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 48
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 2.400 GBP
Price realised: 2.400 GBP
Description
Edward Cheney (1803-1884)
A sketchbook of thirty drawings of Italian views including: The interior of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum; Salerno; View near La Cava; View from the Camaldoli della Torre; Pozzuoli; The Comic Theatre at Pompeii; At Pompeii (illustrated); The Ponte Maggiore in the Plain of Sorrento; Tasso's House at Sorrento; Sorrento; Capri; The town of Ischia; Ruins of the Church of S. Paolo Fuori le Mura; Tusculum; View from the Capuchin Convent, Frascati; and The grounds of the Villa Pallavicini, Frascati
the majority inscribed (on the pages of the album) and dated '1823'
some pencil, the majority pen and black ink
the sketchbook 12 x 16¼ in. (30.5 x 41.3 cm.) overall (30)
A sketchbook of thirty drawings of Italian views including: The interior of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum; Salerno; View near La Cava; View from the Camaldoli della Torre; Pozzuoli; The Comic Theatre at Pompeii; At Pompeii (illustrated); The Ponte Maggiore in the Plain of Sorrento; Tasso's House at Sorrento; Sorrento; Capri; The town of Ischia; Ruins of the Church of S. Paolo Fuori le Mura; Tusculum; View from the Capuchin Convent, Frascati; and The grounds of the Villa Pallavicini, Frascati
the majority inscribed (on the pages of the album) and dated '1823'
some pencil, the majority pen and black ink
the sketchbook 12 x 16¼ in. (30.5 x 41.3 cm.) overall (30)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work A sketchbook of thirty drawings of Italian views including: The interior of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum; Salerno; View near la Cava; View from the Camaldoli della Torre; Pozzuoli; The Comic Theatre at Pompeii; At Pompeii (illustrated); The Ponte M by Edward Cheney was worth GBP 2,400.00 (€ 3,539.27) to a buyer in October 2005. This price was achieved in the auction WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edward Cheney - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work An album of one hundred and sixty-seven drawings of English, Irish, Welsh and Italian views (Vol. 5) including: Bolton Abbey; The ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, York; The Manor House, York; Helmsley Castle; Byland Abbey; Rievaulx Abbey; Ringsby Castle; W, which sold at auction in October 2005 for GBP 6,000.00 (€ 8,848.19).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A sketchbook of thirty drawings of Italian views including: The interior of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum; Salerno; View near la Cava; View from the Camaldoli della Torre; Pozzuoli; The Comic Theatre at Pompeii; At Pompeii (illustrated); The Ponte M von Edward Cheney war einem Käufer im Oktober 2005 GBP 2.400,00 (€ 3.539,27) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Edward Cheney mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [An album of one hundred and sixty-seven drawings of English, Irish, Welsh and Italian views (Vol. 5) including: Bolton Abbey; The ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, York; The Manor House, York; Helmsley Castle; Byland Abbey; Rievaulx Abbey; Ringsby Cast
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