George Derville Rowlandson
January, the skating championships; February, the Waterloo cup; March, point to point; April, cross country; May, Rotten Row; June, Hurlingham; July, not out; August, common objects by the sea; September, his first fish - a fifty pounder at least; Oc
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.700 GBP
Price realised: 4.700 GBP
Description
George Derville Rowlandson (B.1861, Fl.1918)
January, the skating championships; February, the Waterloo cup; March, point to point; April, cross country; May, Rotten Row; June, Hurlingham; July, not out; August, common objects by the sea; September, his first fish - a fifty pounder at least; October, a rocketer; November, forward away; December, well passed sir
all signed with initials 'G.D.R.' (seven lower right); and five (lower left) and inscribed 'January, the skating championships' (lower centre); 'February, the Waterloo cup' (lower centre); 'March, point to point' (lower centre); 'April, cross country' (lower centre); 'May, Rotten Row' (lower centre); 'June, Hurlingham' (lower centre); 'July, not out' (lower centre); 'August, common objects by the sea' (lower centre); 'September, his first fish -a fifty pounder at least' (on the reverse); 'October a rocketer' (lower centre); 'November, forward away' (lower centre); 'December, well passed Sir' (lower centre) respectively
pen, ink and watercolour
4½ x 5 7/8 in. (11.4 x 14.9 cm.)
a set of twelve, framed in three common mounts (3)
January, the skating championships; February, the Waterloo cup; March, point to point; April, cross country; May, Rotten Row; June, Hurlingham; July, not out; August, common objects by the sea; September, his first fish - a fifty pounder at least; October, a rocketer; November, forward away; December, well passed sir
all signed with initials 'G.D.R.' (seven lower right); and five (lower left) and inscribed 'January, the skating championships' (lower centre); 'February, the Waterloo cup' (lower centre); 'March, point to point' (lower centre); 'April, cross country' (lower centre); 'May, Rotten Row' (lower centre); 'June, Hurlingham' (lower centre); 'July, not out' (lower centre); 'August, common objects by the sea' (lower centre); 'September, his first fish -a fifty pounder at least' (on the reverse); 'October a rocketer' (lower centre); 'November, forward away' (lower centre); 'December, well passed Sir' (lower centre) respectively
pen, ink and watercolour
4½ x 5 7/8 in. (11.4 x 14.9 cm.)
a set of twelve, framed in three common mounts (3)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work January, the skating championships; February, the Waterloo cup; March, point to point; April, cross country; May, Rotten Row; June, Hurlingham; July, not out; August, common objects by the sea; September, his first fish - a fifty pounder at least; Oc by George Derville Rowlandson was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2003. The price achieved of GBP 4,700.00 (€ 6,746.92) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Derville Rowlandson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work British The Liverpool Grand National At Aintree, which sold at auction in November 2007 for USD 20,000.00 (€ 13,616.56).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit January, the skating championships; February, the Waterloo cup; March, point to point; April, cross country; May, Rotten Row; June, Hurlingham; July, not out; August, common objects by the sea; September, his first fish - a fifty pounder at least; Oc von George Derville Rowlandson kam im November 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.700,00 (€ 6.746,92) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von George Derville Rowlandson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit British The Liverpool Grand National At Aintree beobachtet, die im November 2007 für USD 20.000,00 (€ 13.616,56) versteigert wurde.
George Derville Rowlandson - Auction history
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