Robert Henry Cheney
View of Nice at sunset (illustrated); and Shipping in the harbour at Savona
Found at
Christies,
London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 94
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 94
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 840 GBP
Price realised: 840 GBP
Description
Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
View of Nice at sunset (illustrated); and Shipping in the harbour at Savona
the first inscribed 'Nice' (lower right, on the mount); the second inscribed 'Savona' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, two in one frame
7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm.); and smaller
View of Nice at sunset (illustrated); and Shipping in the harbour at Savona
the first inscribed 'Nice' (lower right, on the mount); the second inscribed 'Savona' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, two in one frame
7 x 10¼ in. (17.8 x 26 cm.); and smaller
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work View of Nice at sunset (illustrated); and Shipping in the harbour at Savona by Robert Henry Cheney was sold in the WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION auction at Christies in London in October 2005. The price achieved of GBP 840.00 (€ 1,238.75) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 700.00 – 900.00. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit View of Nice at sunset (illustrated); and Shipping in the harbour at Savona von Robert Henry Cheney wurde im Oktober 2005 in der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 840,00 (€ 1.238,75) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 700,00 – 900,00 angegeben worden. 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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