Michael Rooker, A.R.A.
The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day, Lot 376
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2010
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day, Lot 376
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2010
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Description
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, A.R.A. (London 1743-1801)
The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine
with inscription 'Interior of the Pantheon Oxford St with B Wilson performing experiments with Electrical machines' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on paper, watermark 'I PORTAL'
9¼ x 12¼ in. (23.5 x 31.1 cm.); sold with the engraving by J. Basire entitled 'A View of the Apparatus and part of the Great Cylinder in the Pantheon', the frontispiece for Wilson's book, 'An Account of the Experiments made at the Pantheon on the Nature and Use of Conductors', London, 1778 (2)
The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine
with inscription 'Interior of the Pantheon Oxford St with B Wilson performing experiments with Electrical machines' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on paper, watermark 'I PORTAL'
9¼ x 12¼ in. (23.5 x 31.1 cm.); sold with the engraving by J. Basire entitled 'A View of the Apparatus and part of the Great Cylinder in the Pantheon', the frontispiece for Wilson's book, 'An Account of the Experiments made at the Pantheon on the Nature and Use of Conductors', London, 1778 (2)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine by Michael Angelo Rooker was sold in the Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day auction at Christies in London in July 2010. The result of GBP 20,000.00 (€ 24,047.75) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Other works by Michael Angelo Rooker have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2007 the work Battle Abbey Gate, Sussex; And Casars Tower And Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire was auctioned for GBP 24,500.00 (€ 33,291.34).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street with Mr Wilson's experiments with an electrical machine von Michael Angelo Rooker wurde im Juli 2010 in der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 20.000,00 (€ 24.047,75) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Michael Angelo Rooker konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2007 die Arbeit Battle Abbey Gate, Sussex; And Casars Tower And Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire für GBP 24.500,00 (€ 33.291,34) versteigert.
Michael Angelo Rooker - Auction history
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