Prideaux John Selby
Sparrow Hawk, Female; Red Legged Hobby; Kestril, Male; Ash Coloured Harrier Male; Black Guillemot (Summer Plumage, Winter Plumage); Eared Grebe, Young; Red Breasted Merganser, Female; And Bimaclated Teal, Female
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 657 GBP
Price realised: 657 GBP
Description
Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867)
Sparrow Hawk, Female; Red Legged Hobby; Kestril, Male; Ash Coloured Harrier Male; Black Guillemot (summer plumage, winter plumage); Eared Grebe, Young; Red Breasted Merganser, Female; and Bimaclated Teal, Female
handcoloured etchings from Illustrations of British Ornithology, 1821
S. 11½ x 16½in. (29.2 x 42cm.) (8)
Sparrow Hawk, Female; Red Legged Hobby; Kestril, Male; Ash Coloured Harrier Male; Black Guillemot (summer plumage, winter plumage); Eared Grebe, Young; Red Breasted Merganser, Female; and Bimaclated Teal, Female
handcoloured etchings from Illustrations of British Ornithology, 1821
S. 11½ x 16½in. (29.2 x 42cm.) (8)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2004 Christies in London held the auction Travel and Natural History, which included the work Sparrow Hawk, Female; Red Legged Hobby; Kestril, Male; Ash Coloured Harrier Male; Black Guillemot (Summer Plumage, Winter Plumage); Eared Grebe, Young; Red Breasted Merganser, Female; And Bimaclated Teal, Female by Prideaux John Selby. The price achieved of GBP 657.25 (€ 590.49) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 600.00 – 800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Prideaux John Selby achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Illustrations of British Ornithology. Text volumes: Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; W. Curry Jun. & Co., 1833. Plate volumes: Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable & Co.; Hurst, Robinson & Co. in June 2001 with an auction result of GBP 29,375
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel and Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sparrow Hawk, Female; Red Legged Hobby; Kestril, Male; Ash Coloured Harrier Male; Black Guillemot (Summer Plumage, Winter Plumage); Eared Grebe, Young; Red Breasted Merganser, Female; And Bimaclated Teal, Female von Prideaux John Selby zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 657,25 (€ 590,49) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Prideaux John Selby erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit [Illustrations of British Ornithology. Text volumes: Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W.H. Lizars; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; W. Curry Jun. & Co., 1833. Plate volumes: Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable & Co.; Hurst, Robinson &
Prideaux John Selby - Auction history
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