Robert Henry Cheney
The Ponte della Verona, Venice (illustrated); The Palazzo Guistinian Lolin on the Grand Canal, Venice; and The Canal of the Guidecca, Venice
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 9
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 9
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
The Ponte della Verona, Venice (illustrated); The Palazzo Guistinian Lolin on the Grand Canal, Venice; and The Canal of the Guidecca, Venice
the first inscribed 'Ponte della Verona - Venice -' (lower right, on the mount); the second inscribed 'P o . Guistinian Lolin. Canal Grande' (lower right, on the mount) and dated 'May 16. 1833.' (lower left, on the mount); the third inscribed 'Canal of the Guidecca' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, three on two sheets, unframed
7½ x 12¼ in. (19.1 x 31.1 cm.); and smaller (3)
The Ponte della Verona, Venice (illustrated); The Palazzo Guistinian Lolin on the Grand Canal, Venice; and The Canal of the Guidecca, Venice
the first inscribed 'Ponte della Verona - Venice -' (lower right, on the mount); the second inscribed 'P o . Guistinian Lolin. Canal Grande' (lower right, on the mount) and dated 'May 16. 1833.' (lower left, on the mount); the third inscribed 'Canal of the Guidecca' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, three on two sheets, unframed
7½ x 12¼ in. (19.1 x 31.1 cm.); and smaller (3)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Ponte della Verona, Venice (illustrated); The Palazzo Guistinian Lolin on the Grand Canal, Venice; and The Canal of the Guidecca, Venice by Robert Henry Cheney was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 600.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 1,920.00 (€ 2,831.42). 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Ponte della Verona, Venice (illustrated); The Palazzo Guistinian Lolin on the Grand Canal, Venice; and The Canal of the Guidecca, Venice von Robert Henry Cheney im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 600,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 1.920,00 (€ 2.831,42) mehr als dreimal so hoch. 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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