John Gould
A century of birds from the Himalayan mountains, 1832
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 84
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 84
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Gould
A century of birds from the Himalayan mountains. London: 1832
Second issue, folio (528 x 350mm.), 80 hand-coloured lithographed plates with backgrounds coloured, contemporary green half morocco
"You will probably recollect that in my first work... neither the plants or Backgrounds were coloured; In order to render the Series of my Publications complete... I have had those parts coloured in the few copies I have left" (reprinted in Sauer).
Rare second issue of Gould's first major folio, with the backgrounds exquisitely coloured. The Himalayan birds were sketched by Gould, and then transferred to the plates by his wife, Elizabeth.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 168; Fine Bird Books, p. 77; Nissen IVB 374; Sauer 1
A century of birds from the Himalayan mountains. London: 1832
Second issue, folio (528 x 350mm.), 80 hand-coloured lithographed plates with backgrounds coloured, contemporary green half morocco
"You will probably recollect that in my first work... neither the plants or Backgrounds were coloured; In order to render the Series of my Publications complete... I have had those parts coloured in the few copies I have left" (reprinted in Sauer).
Rare second issue of Gould's first major folio, with the backgrounds exquisitely coloured. The Himalayan birds were sketched by Gould, and then transferred to the plates by his wife, Elizabeth.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 168; Fine Bird Books, p. 77; Nissen IVB 374; Sauer 1
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Gould achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May last year. In the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction, the work A century of birds from the Himalayan mountains, 1832 sold for GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,609.94) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Gould achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] in May last year with an auction result of GBP 302,400.00 (€ 355,744.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Gould erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I wurde die Arbeit A century of birds from the Himalayan mountains, 1832 für GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.609,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Gould erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 302.400,00 (€ 355.744,81).
John Gould - Auction history
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![John Gould - The Birds of Australia, [1840-] 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-1840-1848-1869-8-volumes-including-supplement_AID711784_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - The birds of Australia [suppressed parts], 1837-1838](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-suppressed-parts-1837-1838_AID711782_320x320.jpg)
![Henry Andrews - The botanist\'s repository, London, 1797 [-1812], 10 volumes, green armorial morocco gilt](/images/henry-andrews_the-botanists-repository-london-1797-1812-10-volumes-green-armorial-morocco-gilt_AID711766_320x320.jpg)
![Eleazar Albin - A natural history of birds [and] A natural history of English insects, 1738-1749, 4 volumes, contemporary calf](/images/eleazar-albin_a-natural-history-of-birds-and-a-natural-history-of-english-insects-1738-1749-4-volumes-contemporary-calf_AID711744_320x320.jpg)
![Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot - Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de l\'Amerique Septentrionale, Paris, 1807 [-1808], 2 volumes](/images/louis-jean-pierre-vieillot_histoire-naturelle-des-oiseaux-de-lamerique-septentrionale-paris-1807-1808-2-volumes_AID711708_320x320.jpg)
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![Pierre-Joseph Redouté - An album of botanical engravings, [no date]](/images/pierre-joseph-redoute_an-album-of-botanical-engravings-no-date_AID711647_320x320.jpg)
