![Grindlay - Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826[-1830]](/images/grindlay_scenery-costumes-and-architecture-chiefly-on-the-western-side-of-india-parts-1-2-4-6-only-of-6-bound-in-1-vol-r-ackermann-1826-1830_AID507579.jpg?f=grey)
Grindlay
Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826[-1830]
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Travel & Exploration, Lot 61
10. Feb - 10. Feb 2021
Travel & Exploration, Lot 61
10. Feb - 10. Feb 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., hand-coloured engraved general title, and 29 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Grindlay, Westall, Stanfield, Daniel and others (without "Temple of Dwarka" in part 6), all on thick paper, tissue guards, small engraved print pasted onto verso of one plate in part 1, some text leaves watermarked "J. Whatman 1827", nineteenth century red half morocco gilt, gilt lettered on upper cover, g.e., rubbed at extremities [Abbey Travel 442; Colas 1333; cf. Tooley 239], folio (402 x 300mm.), R. Ackermann, 1826[-1830]
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Robert Melville Grindlay achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in February 2021. In the Travel & Exploration auction, the work Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826-1830 sold for GBP 8,925.00 (€ 10,293.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 4,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Robert Melville Grindlay; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India sold at auction in September 2007 with the realized price of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 16,131.67).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Melville Grindlay erzielte im Februar 2021 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel & Exploration wurde die Arbeit Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826-1830 für GBP 8.925,00 (€ 10.293,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Robert Melville Grindlay; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India im September 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 16.131,67).
Robert Melville Grindlay - Auction history
![Grindlay - Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826[-1830]](/images/grindlay_scenery-costumes-and-architecture-chiefly-on-the-western-side-of-india-parts-1-2-4-6-only-of-6-bound-in-1-vol-r-ackermann-1826-1830_AID507579_320x320.jpg)
![Captain Robert Melville Grindlay - Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India. London: Smith, Elder & Co., [1826]-1830.](/images/captain-robert-melville-grindlay_scenery-costumes-and-architecture-chiefly-on-the-western-side-of-india-london-smith-elder-co-1826-1830_AID824500_320x320.jpg)
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