Edward Hawke Locker
Views of India' including: The Hospital Gate, Monghyr Fort; Carved gateway to Tomb of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Sepoy guardhouse in the Castle at Chunar, on the river Ganges; A tomb near Chunar, built by Kasim Sooleemanee; Insulated rocks, Col
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Description
Edward Hawke Locker (1777-1848)
'Views of India' including: The Hospital Gate, Monghyr Fort; Carved gateway to Tomb of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Sepoy guardhouse in the Castle at Chunar, on the river Ganges; A tomb near Chunar, built by Kasim Sooleemanee; Insulated rocks, Colgong, River Ganges; The tomb of the son and two grandsons of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Hindu temple, Ramnaghur built by Ghat Singh, Rajah of Benares; Mosque near Ghazipur; and A View of Rajah Ghat Singh's Temple, Ramnaghur
inscribed or with inscription as title and dated '25th August 1808'; '25 August 1808'; '31st: August 1808.'; '1/August ...' and '13th August ...'
pencil and watercolour, one with pen and ink and watercolour, three grey or brown wash, four watermark Britannia, four watermark 'S WISE & PATCH/1806'
unframed
7 5/8 x 12 in. (19.4 x 30.5 cm.); and smaller (9)
'Views of India' including: The Hospital Gate, Monghyr Fort; Carved gateway to Tomb of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Sepoy guardhouse in the Castle at Chunar, on the river Ganges; A tomb near Chunar, built by Kasim Sooleemanee; Insulated rocks, Colgong, River Ganges; The tomb of the son and two grandsons of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Hindu temple, Ramnaghur built by Ghat Singh, Rajah of Benares; Mosque near Ghazipur; and A View of Rajah Ghat Singh's Temple, Ramnaghur
inscribed or with inscription as title and dated '25th August 1808'; '25 August 1808'; '31st: August 1808.'; '1/August ...' and '13th August ...'
pencil and watercolour, one with pen and ink and watercolour, three grey or brown wash, four watermark Britannia, four watermark 'S WISE & PATCH/1806'
unframed
7 5/8 x 12 in. (19.4 x 30.5 cm.); and smaller (9)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2005 Christies in London held the auction Travel and Natural History, which included the work Views of India' including: The Hospital Gate, Monghyr Fort; Carved gateway to Tomb of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Sepoy guardhouse in the Castle at Chunar, on the river Ganges; A tomb near Chunar, built by Kasim Sooleemanee; Insulated rocks, Col by Edward Hawke Locker. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,920.00 (€ 2,817.74) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edward Hawke Locker - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Views of southern India including; St. Thomé Chapel, Madras; View on the road from St. Thomé Chapel to Brodie Castle; and Muslim buildings near Madras (illustrated), which sold at auction in September 2000 for GBP 5,875.00 (€ 9,830.67).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2005 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel and Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit Views of India' including: The Hospital Gate, Monghyr Fort; Carved gateway to Tomb of Kasim Sooleemanee, Chunarghur; Sepoy guardhouse in the Castle at Chunar, on the river Ganges; A tomb near Chunar, built by Kasim Sooleemanee; Insulated rocks, Col von Edward Hawke Locker zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.920,00 (€ 2.817,74) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Edward Hawke Locker mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Views of southern India including; St. Thomé Chapel, Madras; View on the road from St. Thomé Chapel to Brodie Castle; and Muslim buildings near Madras (illustrated) beobachtet, die im Septem