Nelson, Horatio Lord

Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory

Found at Sothebys, London
Of Royal and Noble Descent, Lot 134
17. Jan - 17. Jan 2018
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Nelson, Horatio Lord
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("NELSON & BRONTE"), TO EMMA HAMILTON, ON HIS IMMINENT DEPARTURE ON THE VICTORY
discussing the arrival of his personal effects on board ("...my sopha & the Large chair are not in any of the list therefore I fear for them..."), commenting on the state of organisation at Portsmouth and that "the Victory is in a pretty state of confusion and I have not moved my Cot from the amphion", expressing his yearning for her company ("...Believe me I hate every thing here the misery of the Place is striking and without you I am sure eve
"...the Wind is fair and I am mad at being detained..."
Catherine Matcham (née Nelson), thence by descent; Sotheby’s London, Trafalgar: Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars, 5 October 2005, lot 41

A top price for Horatio Nelson - as previously expected

The work Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory by Horatio Nelson was sold in the Of Royal and Noble Descent auction at Sothebys in London in January 2018. It changed hands for a price of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,408.31) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory is the most expensive artwork by Horatio Nelson that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory von Horatio Nelson wurde im Januar 2018 in der Auktion Of Royal and Noble Descent bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.408,31) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory das teuerste Kunstwerk von Horatio Nelson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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