Robert Henry Cheney
The Villa Borghese, Rome
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 75
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 75
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
The Villa Borghese, Rome
inscribed and indistinctly dated 'Villa Borghese/June 8 [?]' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, unframed
13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.5 cm.)
The Villa Borghese, Rome
inscribed and indistinctly dated 'Villa Borghese/June 8 [?]' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, unframed
13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.5 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The Villa Borghese, Rome by Robert Henry Cheney was worth GBP 1,920.00 (€ 2,831.42) to a buyer in October 2005. This price was achieved in the auction WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 500.00 many times over. 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
Die Arbeit The Villa Borghese, Rome von Robert Henry Cheney war einem Käufer im Oktober 2005 GBP 1.920,00 (€ 2.831,42) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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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