James Lawson Stewart
Mrs Gamp's Lodging, Kingsgate Street, Holborn from 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (illustrated); The Anchor, Bankside; Duke Street, Smithfield; The Town of Ramsgate, Wapping; Stewarts Place, Clerkenwell Green; and St John's Gate from Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenw
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Description
James Lawson Stewart (1829-1911)
Mrs Gamp's Lodging, Kingsgate Street, Holborn from 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (illustrated); The Anchor, Bankside; Duke Street, Smithfield; The Town of Ramsgate, Wapping; Stewarts Place, Clerkenwell Green; and St John's Gate from Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenwell
four signed with monogram (two lower left and two lower right) and two signed 'JLStewart' (lower left) and all inscribed with titles (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, unframed
10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.7 cm.); 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.) (6)
Mrs Gamp's Lodging, Kingsgate Street, Holborn from 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (illustrated); The Anchor, Bankside; Duke Street, Smithfield; The Town of Ramsgate, Wapping; Stewarts Place, Clerkenwell Green; and St John's Gate from Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenwell
four signed with monogram (two lower left and two lower right) and two signed 'JLStewart' (lower left) and all inscribed with titles (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, unframed
10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.7 cm.); 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm.) (6)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work Mrs Gamp's Lodging, Kingsgate Street, Holborn from 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (illustrated); The Anchor, Bankside; Duke Street, Smithfield; The Town of Ramsgate, Wapping; Stewarts Place, Clerkenwell Green; and St John's Gate from Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenw by James Lawson Stewart was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 1,187.50 (€ 1,419.06), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 70%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by James Lawson Stewart; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Entrance to the cloisters from Dean's Yard, Westminster (illustrated); Bell tower of St. Stephen's Chapel, Westminster; Courtyard of the Deanery, Westminster; The ancient gateway, Dean's Yard; and Judge Jeffries' House, Duke Street, Westminster sold at auction in November 2010 with the realized price of GBP 1,625.00 (€ 1,941.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mrs Gamp's Lodging, Kingsgate Street, Holborn from 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (illustrated); The Anchor, Bankside; Duke Street, Smithfield; The Town of Ramsgate, Wapping; Stewarts Place, Clerkenwell Green; and St John's Gate from Jerusalem Passage, Clerkenw von James Lawson Stewart kam im November 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.187,50 (€ 1.419,06) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 70%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von James Lawson Stewart; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Entrance to the cloisters from Dean's Yard, Westminster (illustrated); Bell tower of St. Stephen's Chapel, Westminster; Courtyard of the Deanery, Westminster; The ancient gateway, Dean's Yard; and Judge Jeffries' House, Duke Street, Westminster im November 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 1.625,00 (€ 1.941,87).
James Lawson Stewart - Auction history
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