Robert Henry Cheney - The Villa Borghese, Rome

Robert Henry Cheney

The Villa Borghese, Rome

Found at Christies, London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 79
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.440 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
The Villa Borghese, Rome
inscribed 'Villa Borghese' (lower right, on the mount) and further inscribed and dated 'Villa Borghese Feb y 7. 1838.' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil and watercolour
14½ x 10¼ in. (37 x 26 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.

The work The Villa Borghese, Rome by Robert Henry Cheney was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 1,440.00 (€ 2,123.56), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 44%. 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 um 44 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Villa Borghese, Rome von Robert Henry Cheney kam im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.440,00 (€ 2.123,56) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 44%. 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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