John Flaxman R.A.
A Sketchbook Of Drawings Made In Italy
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
John Flaxman R.A.
YORK 1755-1826 LONDON
A SKETCHBOOK OF DRAWINGS MADE IN ITALY
including studies of classical statues, nude figures, hands, legs, heads, drapery and horses
Seventy-one drawings, two double-sided, all pencil, on wove paper, some by other hands, bound in stiff card with vellum spine;
extensively inscribed with notes on paintings, poetry and travel accounts (on three pages); further inscribed by a later hand: Sir John Leslie's 1 st Bts ^ Book of sketches by Flaxman. / Circa 1848 / glaslough / archives./ Probably / bought at sale of Flaxman's / possessions
Sketchbook size 233 by 262 mm
Sir John Leslie, 1 st Bt. (1822-1916); | By descent to the present owner
YORK 1755-1826 LONDON
A SKETCHBOOK OF DRAWINGS MADE IN ITALY
including studies of classical statues, nude figures, hands, legs, heads, drapery and horses
Seventy-one drawings, two double-sided, all pencil, on wove paper, some by other hands, bound in stiff card with vellum spine;
extensively inscribed with notes on paintings, poetry and travel accounts (on three pages); further inscribed by a later hand: Sir John Leslie's 1 st Bts ^ Book of sketches by Flaxman. / Circa 1848 / glaslough / archives./ Probably / bought at sale of Flaxman's / possessions
Sketchbook size 233 by 262 mm
Sir John Leslie, 1 st Bt. (1822-1916); | By descent to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Sketchbook Of Drawings Made In Italy by John Flaxman was sold in the Old Master & British Drawings auction at Sothebys in London in July 2010. The price achieved of GBP 12,500.00 (€ 15,029.84) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Other works by John Flaxman have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2006 the work Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead was auctioned for GBP 14,400.00 (€ 20,836.56).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Sketchbook Of Drawings Made In Italy von John Flaxman wurde im Juli 2010 in der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 15.029,84) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Flaxman konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2006 die Arbeit Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead für GBP 14.400,00 (€ 20.836,56) versteigert.
John Flaxman - Auction history
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