Robert Henry Cheney
View of Antibes, Côte d'Azur (illustrated); Near Finale Ligure; View of Turbia; View of Roccabruna; View of Monaco; View of Cette; and View of Savona
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 95
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 95
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.600 GBP
Price realised: 3.600 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
View of Antibes, Côte d'Azur (illustrated); Near Finale Ligure; View of Turbia; View of Roccabruna; View of Monaco; View of Cette; and View of Savona
the first inscribed and dated 'Antibes Nov. 1' (lower right); the second inscribed 'Near Finale' (lower right, on the mount); the third inscribed and dated 'Turbia Oct 11' (lower centre); the fourth inscribed 'Roccabruna' (lower right, on the mount); the fifth inscribed 'Monaco' (lower right, on the mount); the sixth dated 'Oct r . 27' (lower right) and further inscribed and dated 'Cette - Oct 27 -38' (lower right, on the mount); the seventh inscribed and dated 'Savona - Oct r . 27' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, seven on three sheets, unframed
6 3/8 x 9½ in. (16.2 x 24.2 cm.); and smaller (7)
View of Antibes, Côte d'Azur (illustrated); Near Finale Ligure; View of Turbia; View of Roccabruna; View of Monaco; View of Cette; and View of Savona
the first inscribed and dated 'Antibes Nov. 1' (lower right); the second inscribed 'Near Finale' (lower right, on the mount); the third inscribed and dated 'Turbia Oct 11' (lower centre); the fourth inscribed 'Roccabruna' (lower right, on the mount); the fifth inscribed 'Monaco' (lower right, on the mount); the sixth dated 'Oct r . 27' (lower right) and further inscribed and dated 'Cette - Oct 27 -38' (lower right, on the mount); the seventh inscribed and dated 'Savona - Oct r . 27' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, seven on three sheets, unframed
6 3/8 x 9½ in. (16.2 x 24.2 cm.); and smaller (7)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work View of Antibes, Côte d'Azur (illustrated); Near Finale Ligure; View of Turbia; View of Roccabruna; View of Monaco; View of Cette; and View of Savona by Robert Henry Cheney was worth GBP 3,600.00 (€ 5,308.91) 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 1,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Robert Henry Cheney; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome sold at auction in June 2002 with the realized price of GBP 4,182.50 (€ 6,469.38).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit View of Antibes, Côte d'Azur (illustrated); Near Finale Ligure; View of Turbia; View of Roccabruna; View of Monaco; View of Cette; and View of Savona von Robert Henry Cheney war einem Käufer im Oktober 2005 GBP 3.600,00 (€ 5.308,91) 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 1.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Robert Henry Cheney; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A panoramic view of the Farnesina and the city of Rome im Juni 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.182,50 (€ 6.469,38).
Robert Henry Cheney - Auction history
![Robert Henry Cheney - Spinnerin am Kreutzer, Vienna (illustrated); Kleinhausel near Plenine; Descent on the Plains of Vienna; and The entrance to the Grotto of Adelsburg on the Poick [?]](/images/robert-henry-cheney_spinnerin-am-kreutzer-vienna-illustrated-kleinhausel-near-plenine-descent-on-the-plains-of-vienna-and-the-entrance-to-the-grotto-of-adelsburg-on-the-poick_AID822741_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
