Robert Melville Grindlay
'View in the Island of Ceylon'; 'Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon'
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Travel & Exploration, Lot 62
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2022
Travel & Exploration, Lot 62
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Robert Melville (Capt.) Grindlay (British, 1786-1877)
'View in the Island of Ceylon'; 'Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon'
pair of chromolithographs after Copley Fielding and William Westall, from R.M. Grindlay's "Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India", [c.1890]; together with 5 tinted lithographed views by Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar von Preussen (7)
sheet size 295 x 375cm (116 1/8 x 147 5/8in).
'View in the Island of Ceylon'; 'Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon'
pair of chromolithographs after Copley Fielding and William Westall, from R.M. Grindlay's "Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India", [c.1890]; together with 5 tinted lithographed views by Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar von Preussen (7)
sheet size 295 x 375cm (116 1/8 x 147 5/8in).
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work 'View in the Island of Ceylon'; 'Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon' by Robert Melville Grindlay was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 892.50 (€ 1,015.75) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Melville Grindlay achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India in September 2007 with an auction result of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 16,131.67).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit 'View in the Island of Ceylon'; 'Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon' von Robert Melville Grindlay kam im September letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 892,50 (€ 1.015,75) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Melville Grindlay erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India im September 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 16.131,67).
Robert Melville Grindlay - Auction history
![Grindlay - Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, parts 1-2 & 4-6 only (of 6) bound in 1 vol., R. Ackermann, 1826[-1830]](/images/grindlay_scenery-costumes-and-architecture-chiefly-on-the-western-side-of-india-parts-1-2-4-6-only-of-6-bound-in-1-vol-r-ackermann-1826-1830_AID507579_320x320.jpg)
![Captain Robert Melville Grindlay - Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India. London: Smith, Elder & Co., [1826]-1830.](/images/captain-robert-melville-grindlay_scenery-costumes-and-architecture-chiefly-on-the-western-side-of-india-london-smith-elder-co-1826-1830_AID824500_320x320.jpg)
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