Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch
A fine album of ornithological watercolours, eighteenth century
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 60
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 60
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.920 GBP
Price realised: 52.920 GBP
Description
Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch
A fine album of ornithological watercolours. French, eighteenth century
Folio (495 x 345mm.), 20 fine watercolour and gouache drawings on vellum, mounted, typically 290 x 210mm., A FINE CATHEDRAL BINDING BY SIMIER, straight-grained purple morocco gilt, richly gilt, central arms of Charles X (Oliver 2498 fer 4) within an architectural centre-piece surrounded by a wide border of foliate design with crowned monogram corner-pieces (Olivier 2498 fer 9), spine similarly gilt, with title "Les Oiseaux", occasional minor spotting
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF JEWEL-LIKE DRAWINGS, SUMPTUOUSLY BOUND AND WITH A DISTINGUISHED ROYAL PROVENANCE.
Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch (1726-1795) was the youngest daughter of the painter and engraver Johann Israel (1681-1754), and a student of her sister Barbara Regina (1706-1783), whose drawings are very similar. The whole family was of an artistic persuasion. Margaretha also had four brothers were active in the field of flower and other natural history drawing. Ornithological paintings by Dietzsch are extremely rare on the market.
PROVENANCE:
Charles X of France, arms and crowned monograms on binding
A fine album of ornithological watercolours. French, eighteenth century
Folio (495 x 345mm.), 20 fine watercolour and gouache drawings on vellum, mounted, typically 290 x 210mm., A FINE CATHEDRAL BINDING BY SIMIER, straight-grained purple morocco gilt, richly gilt, central arms of Charles X (Oliver 2498 fer 4) within an architectural centre-piece surrounded by a wide border of foliate design with crowned monogram corner-pieces (Olivier 2498 fer 9), spine similarly gilt, with title "Les Oiseaux", occasional minor spotting
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF JEWEL-LIKE DRAWINGS, SUMPTUOUSLY BOUND AND WITH A DISTINGUISHED ROYAL PROVENANCE.
Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch (1726-1795) was the youngest daughter of the painter and engraver Johann Israel (1681-1754), and a student of her sister Barbara Regina (1706-1783), whose drawings are very similar. The whole family was of an artistic persuasion. Margaretha also had four brothers were active in the field of flower and other natural history drawing. Ornithological paintings by Dietzsch are extremely rare on the market.
PROVENANCE:
Charles X of France, arms and crowned monograms on binding
A top price for Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch
This artwork by Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch 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 fine album of ornithological watercolours, eighteenth century sold for GBP 52,920.00 (€ 62,255.34) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. This high result makes A fine album of ornithological watercolours, eighteenth century the most expensive artwork by Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch
Dieses Kunstwerk von Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch 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 fine album of ornithological watercolours, eighteenth century für GBP 52.920,00 (€ 62.255,34) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A fine album of ornithological watercolours, eighteenth century zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Margaretha Barbara Dietzsch, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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