John William Lewin
A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, 1838
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 133
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 133
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Price realised: 27.720 GBP
Description
John William Lewin
A natural history of the birds of New South Wales. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1838
Folio (384 x 273 mm.), 26 hand-coloured etched plates, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, light scattered spotting, browned at extremities, small tear at bottom of one leaf (not affecting text),upper joint splitting, extremities rubbed
This exceptionally rare compendium of Australian ornithological plates was first published under a different name, Birds of New Holland, in 1808. Birds of New Holland was published in London, but this work was published in Australia, making it the first illustrated book engraved and printed there. This work was therefore at the forefront of Australian ornithological study, and paved the way for the celebrated later publications of John Gould.
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 91; Ferguson 2535; Nissen IVB 561
PROVENANCE:
Albert Julian Pell (1864-1916), Wilburton Manor, Cambridgeshire
A natural history of the birds of New South Wales. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1838
Folio (384 x 273 mm.), 26 hand-coloured etched plates, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, light scattered spotting, browned at extremities, small tear at bottom of one leaf (not affecting text),upper joint splitting, extremities rubbed
This exceptionally rare compendium of Australian ornithological plates was first published under a different name, Birds of New Holland, in 1808. Birds of New Holland was published in London, but this work was published in Australia, making it the first illustrated book engraved and printed there. This work was therefore at the forefront of Australian ornithological study, and paved the way for the celebrated later publications of John Gould.
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 91; Ferguson 2535; Nissen IVB 561
PROVENANCE:
Albert Julian Pell (1864-1916), Wilburton Manor, Cambridgeshire
A top price for John William Lewin
This artwork by John William Lewin 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 Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, 1838 sold for GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,609.94) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. This high result makes A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, 1838 the most expensive artwork by John William Lewin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John William Lewin
Dieses Kunstwerk von John William Lewin 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 Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, 1838 für GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.609,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales, 1838 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John William Lewin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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