Sir John Corbett
Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
Sir John Corbett (1822-1893)
Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge of boats over the river Jumna; Encampment of 52nd Light Infantry near Allahabad; River ganges near Mirzapore; A tomb on the banks of the Ganges near Mirzapore; Dunwah Pass - Rajmahal Hills dangerous at night from Tigers; Parasnauth Mountain in the Rajmahal Hills from the Grand trunk road 150 miles from Calcutta; Benares - the ferry; Pt de Galle Harbour; Great Basses, coast of Ceylon; Dondra Head, the southern extreme of South Ceylon; and Trincomalee Harbour from the Admiral's House
inscribed as titled on paper mounts, three signed 'J. Corbett' and four dated '1853'
watercolour, on paper
unframed
9¾ x 13¾in. (24.7 x 35cm.) (21)
Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge of boats over the river Jumna; Encampment of 52nd Light Infantry near Allahabad; River ganges near Mirzapore; A tomb on the banks of the Ganges near Mirzapore; Dunwah Pass - Rajmahal Hills dangerous at night from Tigers; Parasnauth Mountain in the Rajmahal Hills from the Grand trunk road 150 miles from Calcutta; Benares - the ferry; Pt de Galle Harbour; Great Basses, coast of Ceylon; Dondra Head, the southern extreme of South Ceylon; and Trincomalee Harbour from the Admiral's House
inscribed as titled on paper mounts, three signed 'J. Corbett' and four dated '1853'
watercolour, on paper
unframed
9¾ x 13¾in. (24.7 x 35cm.) (21)
A top price for John Corbett
This artwork by John Corbett achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2011. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 3,941.60) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,00 This high result makes Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge the most expensive artwork by John Corbett that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Corbett
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Corbett erzielte im April 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 3.941,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Corbett, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Corbett - Auction history
