Robert Henry Cheney
Casa Dies, Rome
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 83
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 83
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.080 GBP
Price realised: 1.080 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
Casa Dies, Rome
inscribed and dated 'Casa Dies primo piano Rome 1838.' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, unframed
8 x 7 in. (20.3 x 17.8 cm.)
Casa Dies, Rome
inscribed and dated 'Casa Dies primo piano Rome 1838.' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, unframed
8 x 7 in. (20.3 x 17.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by Robert Henry Cheney achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2005. In the WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION auction, the work Casa Dies, Rome sold for GBP 1,080.00 (€ 1,592.67) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. Admittedly, works by Robert Henry Cheney have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome in June 2002 with an auction result of GBP 4,182.50 (€ 6,469.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Henry Cheney erzielte im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION wurde die Arbeit Casa Dies, Rome für GBP 1.080,00 (€ 1.592,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Henry Cheney auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome im Juni 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.182,50 (€ 6.469,38).
Robert Henry Cheney - Auction history
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