John Gould
The birds of Asia, 1850-1883, 7 volumes, contemporary green half morocco
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 95
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 95
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 GBP
Price realised: 119.700 GBP
Price realised: 119.700 GBP
Description
John Gould
The birds of Asia. London: the Author, 1850-1883
FIRST EDITION, 7 volumes, folio (541 x 359mm.), list of subscribers, list of plates, 530 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gould, H.C. Richter, Joseph Wolf and W. Hart, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, T. Walter or Walter & Cohn, contemporary green half morocco
THE FIRST AND ARGUABLY THE FINEST DEDICATED WORK ON THE BIRDS OF THE ASIAN CONTINENT AND ITS VICINITIES.
Gould was fascinated with the rich, vibrant colours of Asian birds as well as their exotic foliage and setting. His backgrounds are intensely detailed, and though the work was issued across such a long period, the quality of the plates remained of the highest standard. The ambitious and monumental publication was a notable success, with esteemed subscribers such as Queen Victoria, the Emperor of Austria and kings from Belgium, Hanover and Portugal.
Covering "Species from Palestine to the westward, and from the Moluccas to the east" (Sharpe), the work took 34 years to complete. The final three parts were published posthumously by Sharpe in 1881.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 178; Fine Bird Books, p. 78; Nissen IVB 368; Sauer 17; Zimmer, p. 258
The birds of Asia. London: the Author, 1850-1883
FIRST EDITION, 7 volumes, folio (541 x 359mm.), list of subscribers, list of plates, 530 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gould, H.C. Richter, Joseph Wolf and W. Hart, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, T. Walter or Walter & Cohn, contemporary green half morocco
THE FIRST AND ARGUABLY THE FINEST DEDICATED WORK ON THE BIRDS OF THE ASIAN CONTINENT AND ITS VICINITIES.
Gould was fascinated with the rich, vibrant colours of Asian birds as well as their exotic foliage and setting. His backgrounds are intensely detailed, and though the work was issued across such a long period, the quality of the plates remained of the highest standard. The ambitious and monumental publication was a notable success, with esteemed subscribers such as Queen Victoria, the Emperor of Austria and kings from Belgium, Hanover and Portugal.
Covering "Species from Palestine to the westward, and from the Moluccas to the east" (Sharpe), the work took 34 years to complete. The final three parts were published posthumously by Sharpe in 1881.
For more information about Gould, please refer to Lot 88.
LITERATURE:
Anker 178; Fine Bird Books, p. 78; Nissen IVB 368; Sauer 17; Zimmer, p. 258
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work The birds of Asia, 1850-1883, 7 volumes, contemporary green half morocco by John Gould was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year. It achieved a price of GBP 119,700.00 (€ 140,815.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Gould - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784], which sold at auction in May last year for GBP 302,400.00 (€ 355,744.81).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The birds of Asia, 1850-1883, 7 volumes, contemporary green half morocco von John Gould kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 119.700,00 (€ 140.815,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Gould mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für GBP 302.400,00 (€ 355.744,81) versteigert wurde.
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