George Horace Davis
The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British air
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Description
George Horace Davis (1881-1963)
The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British aircraft of tomorrow', 1961
all variously signed and dated
pencil, pen and ink and bodycolour, unframed
18 ¾ x 29 ¾ in. (47.7 x 75.5 cm); and similar
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The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British aircraft of tomorrow', 1961
all variously signed and dated
pencil, pen and ink and bodycolour, unframed
18 ¾ x 29 ¾ in. (47.7 x 75.5 cm); and similar
(5)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by George Horace Davis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2014. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British air sold for GBP 3,250.00 (€ 4,149.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by George Horace Davis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A vision of the future - An airport for helicopters in the heart of London: The proposed plan for a "helidrome" at Charing Cross diagrammatically explained (illustrated); and As it will be—London's new airport at Gatwick, which was to be opened by in October 2014 with an auction result of GBP 16,875.00 (€ 21
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Horace Davis erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit The 'Bristol Brabazon 1' airliner, 1945 (illustrated); The modern airliner 'Britannia', 1953; The 'Comet 4' passenger plane, 1956; The evolution of the aeroplane cockpit: From the 1909 Bleriot to the 1938 De Havilland; and A depiction of 'British air für GBP 3.250,00 (€ 4.149,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Horace Davis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A vision of the future - An airport for helicopters in the heart of London: The proposed plan for a "helidrome" at Charing Cross diagrammatically explained (illustrated); and As it will be—London's new airport at Gatwick, which was to be opened by im Oktob
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