George Garrard, A.R.A.
An Album Of Studies Of Different Varieties Of Oxen Common In The British Isles
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 171
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 171
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Description
George Garrard, A.R.A.
LONDON 1760 - 1826
AN ALBUM OF STUDIES OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF OXEN COMMON IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Including: a Devonshire Bull and Cow in the possession of the Earl of Egremont; a Devonshire Ox and Heifer in the collection of the Duke of Bedford; a Hereford bull from Woburn Abbey; a Hereford Bull and Cow from Lord Egremont’s stock at Petworth House; a Herefordshire Bull, called the Oakley Bull from Woburn Abbey; a Herefordshire Ox from Woburn Abbey; a Leicestershire Bull; a Leicestershire Cow (2); a Leicestershire Ox from Woburn Abbey; a Su
Quantity: 42
Forty-two, forty oil over pencil, one oil over an etched line and one watercolour heightened with bodycolour over pencil;
each extensively inscribed with the livestock’s details, dated between 1797 and 1813, each on wove paper contained in a volume, partly laid down on paper watermarked: Smith & Allnutt 1823, in marble boards with green morocco decorated in gilt
Probably the artist's studio, mounted approximately three years before his death; | Unidentified collector, (indistinctly inscribed with initials on the flyleaf of the album), 1870; | with Handyside & Buchanan Book Dealers, London circa 1930; | by whom sold to the Henry Rogers Broughton, 2 nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973); | thence by family descent
LONDON 1760 - 1826
AN ALBUM OF STUDIES OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF OXEN COMMON IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Including: a Devonshire Bull and Cow in the possession of the Earl of Egremont; a Devonshire Ox and Heifer in the collection of the Duke of Bedford; a Hereford bull from Woburn Abbey; a Hereford Bull and Cow from Lord Egremont’s stock at Petworth House; a Herefordshire Bull, called the Oakley Bull from Woburn Abbey; a Herefordshire Ox from Woburn Abbey; a Leicestershire Bull; a Leicestershire Cow (2); a Leicestershire Ox from Woburn Abbey; a Su
Quantity: 42
Forty-two, forty oil over pencil, one oil over an etched line and one watercolour heightened with bodycolour over pencil;
each extensively inscribed with the livestock’s details, dated between 1797 and 1813, each on wove paper contained in a volume, partly laid down on paper watermarked: Smith & Allnutt 1823, in marble boards with green morocco decorated in gilt
Probably the artist's studio, mounted approximately three years before his death; | Unidentified collector, (indistinctly inscribed with initials on the flyleaf of the album), 1870; | with Handyside & Buchanan Book Dealers, London circa 1930; | by whom sold to the Henry Rogers Broughton, 2 nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973); | thence by family descent
A top price for George Garrard
The work An Album Of Studies Of Different Varieties Of Oxen Common In The British Isles by George Garrard was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2013. It achieved a price of GBP 50,000.00 (€ 57,133.71), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. This high result makes An Album Of Studies Of Different Varieties Of Oxen Common In The British Isles the most expensive artwork by George Garrard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Garrard
Die Arbeit An Album Of Studies Of Different Varieties Of Oxen Common In The British Isles von George Garrard kam im Juli 2013 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 50.000,00 (€ 57.133,71) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Album Of Studies Of Different Varieties Of Oxen Common In The British Isles zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Garrard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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