James Forbes
Salictum Woburnense, presentation copy to Lord Grenville, 1829
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 78
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 78
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Description
James Forbes
Salictum Woburnense: or, a Catalogue of Willows Indigenous and Foreign in the Collection of the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey. London: 1829
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY to Lord Grenville, large 8vo (285 x 199mm.), 120 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary green morocco-backed boards, uncut, some spotting
This rare treatise on willows is one of only fifty copies printed, with 140 plates after R.C. Stratford. Lord Grenville was prime minister from 1806-1807, and most significantly abolished slavery during his tenure. This copy contains the inscription "For Lord Grenville from the Duke of Bedford".
The Willow Ground was the garden of willows at Woburn Abbey, and a volume cataloguing the various types was first conceived by the horticulturalist George Sinclair, and later executed by James Forbes, his successor.
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 642
PROVENANCE:
Inscription presenting the copy to Lord Grenville by John Russell, 16th Duke of Bedford (1760-1839)
Salictum Woburnense: or, a Catalogue of Willows Indigenous and Foreign in the Collection of the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey. London: 1829
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY to Lord Grenville, large 8vo (285 x 199mm.), 120 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary green morocco-backed boards, uncut, some spotting
This rare treatise on willows is one of only fifty copies printed, with 140 plates after R.C. Stratford. Lord Grenville was prime minister from 1806-1807, and most significantly abolished slavery during his tenure. This copy contains the inscription "For Lord Grenville from the Duke of Bedford".
The Willow Ground was the garden of willows at Woburn Abbey, and a volume cataloguing the various types was first conceived by the horticulturalist George Sinclair, and later executed by James Forbes, his successor.
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 642
PROVENANCE:
Inscription presenting the copy to Lord Grenville by John Russell, 16th Duke of Bedford (1760-1839)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May last year Sothebys in London held the auction The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, which included the work Salictum Woburnense, presentation copy to Lord Grenville, 1829 by James Forbes. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,292.00 (€ 6,225.53). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by James Forbes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mr Grant shooting near Rothes, on the Spey, which sold at auction in May 2007 for GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,775.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit Salictum Woburnense, presentation copy to Lord Grenville, 1829 von James Forbes zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.292,00 (€ 6.225,53) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von James Forbes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mr Grant shooting near Rothes, on the Spey beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.775,87) versteigert wurde.
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