Edward Hawke Locker
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)
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 256
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 256
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.875 GBP
Price realised: 5.875 GBP
Description
Edward Hawke Locker (1777-1848)
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)
inscribed with titles and dated respectively '-Septr. 1810'; 'Septr. 1810.'; '-October 1810.'
pencil and watercolour, one heightened with touches of white
8 x 10¾ in. (20.3 x 27.3 cm.); and smaller (3)
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)
inscribed with titles and dated respectively '-Septr. 1810'; 'Septr. 1810.'; '-October 1810.'
pencil and watercolour, one heightened with touches of white
8 x 10¾ in. (20.3 x 27.3 cm.); and smaller (3)
A top price for Edward Hawke Locker
This artwork by Edward Hawke Locker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2000. In the Exploration & Travel with Visions of India auction, 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) sold for GBP 5,875.00 (€ 9,830.67) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. This high result makes 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) the most expensive artwork by Edward Hawke Locker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Hawke Locker
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edward Hawke Locker erzielte im September 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Exploration & Travel with Visions of India wurde 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) für GBP 5.875,00 (€ 9.830,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 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) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edward Hawke Locker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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