Linnaeus Tripe
'The Rock Through A Gap In The Wall From The West Side, Trichinopoly'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 28
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 28
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 27.400 USD
Price realised: 27.400 USD
Description
Linnaeus Tripe
1822-1902
'THE ROCK THROUGH A GAP IN THE WALL FROM THE WEST SIDE, TRICHINOPOLY'
plate 3 from Tripe's Photographic Views of Trichinopoly (Madras, 1860), salt print from a paper negative, on the original oblong folio mount, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil in an unidentified modern hand, the photographer's 'Photographer to Government' blindstamp and a label, numbered '3' in letterpress, on the mount, matted, 1856-58
9¼ by 14¼ in. (23.5 by 36.2 cm.)
Collection of Wilberforce Eames, New York (the complete album) | Acquired by the Newberry Library, Chicago, from the above, 1907 | Sotheby's New York, 31 October and 1 and 2 November 1989, Sale 5921, Lot 11 | Acquired from the above by Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, Pennsylvania | This plate acquired by the Quillan Company from the above, 1990
1822-1902
'THE ROCK THROUGH A GAP IN THE WALL FROM THE WEST SIDE, TRICHINOPOLY'
plate 3 from Tripe's Photographic Views of Trichinopoly (Madras, 1860), salt print from a paper negative, on the original oblong folio mount, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil in an unidentified modern hand, the photographer's 'Photographer to Government' blindstamp and a label, numbered '3' in letterpress, on the mount, matted, 1856-58
9¼ by 14¼ in. (23.5 by 36.2 cm.)
Collection of Wilberforce Eames, New York (the complete album) | Acquired by the Newberry Library, Chicago, from the above, 1907 | Sotheby's New York, 31 October and 1 and 2 November 1989, Sale 5921, Lot 11 | Acquired from the above by Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, Pennsylvania | This plate acquired by the Quillan Company from the above, 1990
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work 'The Rock Through A Gap In The Wall From The West Side, Trichinopoly' by Linnaeus Tripe was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2008. The price achieved of USD 27,400.00 (€ 17,600.21) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Linnaeus Tripe have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Views of India, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma), c. 1858 in September 2017 with an auction result of USD 107,500.00 (€ 91,001.44).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit 'The Rock Through A Gap In The Wall From The West Side, Trichinopoly' von Linnaeus Tripe kam im April 2008 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 27.400,00 (€ 17.600,21) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Linnaeus Tripe auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Views of India, Indonesia and Myanmar (Burma), c. 1858 im September 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 107.500,00 (€ 91.001,44).
Linnaeus Tripe - Auction history
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