Henry William Burgess
Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 136
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 136
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
Henry William Burgess (London c.1792-1844)
Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the Caesars; Lago di Como; Ischl, upper Austria; Scene in Swiss Saxony; Narni; The Halstadter See, Austria; The bay of Gaeta; Amsterdam; and Papino, near Ferne
the first inscribed 'Castella d'Uova. Naples.' (lower left); the second inscribed 'The village of Simplon' (lower left); the third inscribed and dated 'Toeplitz - Bohemia. Aug. t 7. 1826' (lower left); the fourth inscribed 'St. Bartholomé, a hunting seat of the K. of Bavaria on the Königsee.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink and watercolour, on blue paper, unframed
8 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.9 x 29.9 cm.) (16)
Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the Caesars; Lago di Como; Ischl, upper Austria; Scene in Swiss Saxony; Narni; The Halstadter See, Austria; The bay of Gaeta; Amsterdam; and Papino, near Ferne
the first inscribed 'Castella d'Uova. Naples.' (lower left); the second inscribed 'The village of Simplon' (lower left); the third inscribed and dated 'Toeplitz - Bohemia. Aug. t 7. 1826' (lower left); the fourth inscribed 'St. Bartholomé, a hunting seat of the K. of Bavaria on the Königsee.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink and watercolour, on blue paper, unframed
8 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.9 x 29.9 cm.) (16)
A top price for Henry William Burgess - as previously expected
In November 2010 Christies in London held the auction The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, which included the work Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the by Henry William Burgess. The price achieved of GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,643.12) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,200.00 – 1,800.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the is the most expensive artwork by Henry William Burgess that we have observed at auctions so
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im November 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the von Henry William Burgess zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.643,12) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Sixteen Continental views including: The Castella d'Uova, Naples (illustrated); The village of Simplon, Switzerland; Toeplitz, Bohemia; St. Bartholomé, Bavaria; Salzburg, Austria; Vienna, Austria; The Capitol from Colonna Gardens; The Palace of the das teuerste Kunstwerk
Henry William Burgess - Auction history
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