Joseph Nollekens, R.A.
Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 214
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 214
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)
Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782)
inscribed 'CAPTAIN WILLIAM BAYNE./CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLAIR./CAPTAIN LORD ROBERT MANNERS./WERE MORTALLY WOUNDED,/IN THE COURSE OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS,/UNDER THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY,/ON THE ix t h AND xii t h OF APRIL MDCCIXXXII./IN MEMORY OF THEIR SERVICES,/THE KING AND PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN/HAVE CAUSED THIS MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED.' (lower centre) and variously inscribed with the officer's names
pencil and watercolour, within the artist's gold frameline
31¾ x 26 in. (80.7 x 66 cm.)
Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782)
inscribed 'CAPTAIN WILLIAM BAYNE./CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLAIR./CAPTAIN LORD ROBERT MANNERS./WERE MORTALLY WOUNDED,/IN THE COURSE OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS,/UNDER THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY,/ON THE ix t h AND xii t h OF APRIL MDCCIXXXII./IN MEMORY OF THEIR SERVICES,/THE KING AND PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN/HAVE CAUSED THIS MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED.' (lower centre) and variously inscribed with the officer's names
pencil and watercolour, within the artist's gold frameline
31¾ x 26 in. (80.7 x 66 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
In December 2012 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, which included the work Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782) by Joseph Nollekens. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 12,500.00 (€ 15,415.97), 56% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Joseph Nollekens - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mercury In Repose, which sold at auction in January 2014 for USD 68,750.00 (€ 50,925.93).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit Design for the memorial in Westminster Abbey commemorating the lives of Captains William Bayne (1730-1782), William Blair (d. 1782) and Lord Robert Manners (1758-1782) von Joseph Nollekens zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 15.415,97) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Joseph Nollekens mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mercury In Repose beobachtet, die im Januar 2014 für USD 68.750,00 (€ 50.925,93) versteigert wurde.
Joseph Nollekens - Auction history
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