Samuel Atkins
The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated)
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 289
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 289
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Description
Samuel Atkins (c.1765-1808)
The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated)
the first inscribed and dated 'The Devonshire/on the left. Woodford &/in the middle/Lord Duncan/outside right hand/E. Indiamen/- Sketch at Blackwall/Aug s t . 1807' (on the reverse of the old mount); the second inscribed and dated 'Battersea 1800' (on the reverse of the old mount); the third inscribed and dated 'Blackwall, with Penny's Dockyard - 1800' (on the reverse of the old mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on paper, the inscriptions are all on paper watermarked variously 'EDMEADS & PINE 1801'; STRASBOURG LILY 1801; and STRASBOURG BEND, unframed
4 x 11¾ in. (10.2 x 29.8 cm.)
a set of three (3)
The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated)
the first inscribed and dated 'The Devonshire/on the left. Woodford &/in the middle/Lord Duncan/outside right hand/E. Indiamen/- Sketch at Blackwall/Aug s t . 1807' (on the reverse of the old mount); the second inscribed and dated 'Battersea 1800' (on the reverse of the old mount); the third inscribed and dated 'Blackwall, with Penny's Dockyard - 1800' (on the reverse of the old mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on paper, the inscriptions are all on paper watermarked variously 'EDMEADS & PINE 1801'; STRASBOURG LILY 1801; and STRASBOURG BEND, unframed
4 x 11¾ in. (10.2 x 29.8 cm.)
a set of three (3)
A top price for Samuel Atkins
The work The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated) by Samuel Atkins was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 4,000.00 (€ 4,779.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. With this result, The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated) is even the most expensive work of art by Samuel Atkins that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samuel Atkins
Die Arbeit The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated) von Samuel Atkins kam im November 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.000,00 (€ 4.779,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Honourable East India Company's ships Devonshire, Woodford and Lord Duncan lying on the Thames off Blackwall (illustrated) ; View of Battersea; and View of Penny's Dockyard at Blackwall (illustrated) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Samuel Atkins, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Samuel Atkins - Auction history
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