Robert Henry Cheney
An album of eighty-five architectural studies and views of England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy including: Bracciano; The Villa d'Este; Naples; Paliano from the Capuchin Covent; The Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Nuremberg; Murano; The Maison de Vi
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 88
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 88
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
An album of eighty-five architectural studies and views of England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy including: Bracciano; The Villa d'Este; Naples; Paliano from the Capuchin Covent; The Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Nuremberg; Murano; The Maison de Ville, Ratisbon; Bruges; Sermoneta; Cowper's garden; Southwell; Ross Castle, Killarney; The Villa Casale; The Villa Corsini (illustrated); and The church of St. Peter the Apostle, Worfield
signed 'R H Cheney' (inside front cover of album)
pen and ink, black chalk and wash
the album 14¾ x 11¼ in. (37.5 x 28.6 cm.) overall (85)
An album of eighty-five architectural studies and views of England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy including: Bracciano; The Villa d'Este; Naples; Paliano from the Capuchin Covent; The Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Nuremberg; Murano; The Maison de Ville, Ratisbon; Bruges; Sermoneta; Cowper's garden; Southwell; Ross Castle, Killarney; The Villa Casale; The Villa Corsini (illustrated); and The church of St. Peter the Apostle, Worfield
signed 'R H Cheney' (inside front cover of album)
pen and ink, black chalk and wash
the album 14¾ x 11¼ in. (37.5 x 28.6 cm.) overall (85)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work An album of eighty-five architectural studies and views of England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy including: Bracciano; The Villa d'Este; Naples; Paliano from the Capuchin Covent; The Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Nuremberg; Murano; The Maison de Vi by Robert Henry Cheney was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2005. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 1,560.00 (€ 2,300.53). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert Henry Cheney - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome, which sold at auction in June 2002 for GBP 4,182.50 (€ 6,469.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit An album of eighty-five architectural studies and views of England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and Italy including: Bracciano; The Villa d'Este; Naples; Paliano from the Capuchin Covent; The Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Nuremberg; Murano; The Maison de Vi von Robert Henry Cheney kam im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 1.560,00 (€ 2.300,53) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert Henry Cheney mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome beobachtet, die im Juni 2002 für GBP 4.182,50 (€ 6.469,38) versteigert wurde.
Robert Henry Cheney - Auction history
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