Thomas Baines
Unknown
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
THOMAS BAINES (1820-1875)
The Victoria Falls Zambesi River sketched on the spot (during the journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines). London: Day & Son, 1865. 2° (562 x 362 mm). Lithographic title and 10 tinted plates, all hand-coloured, by T. Picken (3), R.M. Bryson (1), F. Jones (3), E. Walker (2) and one unsigned, all after Baines, 1 wood-engraved illustration. (Very light mostly marginal spotting to title and first two plates, light spotting to verso of final plate, plate 2 slightly loose, a few tissue guards with minor tears and creases.) Original pebble grained blue/purple cloth, lettered in gilt to upper cover, gilt edges, (recased with new endpapers, extremities lightly rubbed), contained in a modern half morocco box. Provenance: Algernon Peckover (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION: HAND-COLOURED ISSUE OF BAINES MOST IMPORTANT PUBLISHED WORK ON THE VICTORIA FALLS, which includes 'the finest artistic portrayals of this great natural wonder' (Bradlow). In 1858, on the recommendation of the Royal Geographical Society, Baines was appointed artist to David Livingstone's Zambesi expedition and accompanied him as far as Tete in the Portuguese territory. Later, Baines joined James Chapman on an expedition from the south-west coast of Africa to the Victoria Falls in 1861, during which he made many sketches and paintings. Mendelssohn I, p.70.
The Victoria Falls Zambesi River sketched on the spot (during the journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines). London: Day & Son, 1865. 2° (562 x 362 mm). Lithographic title and 10 tinted plates, all hand-coloured, by T. Picken (3), R.M. Bryson (1), F. Jones (3), E. Walker (2) and one unsigned, all after Baines, 1 wood-engraved illustration. (Very light mostly marginal spotting to title and first two plates, light spotting to verso of final plate, plate 2 slightly loose, a few tissue guards with minor tears and creases.) Original pebble grained blue/purple cloth, lettered in gilt to upper cover, gilt edges, (recased with new endpapers, extremities lightly rubbed), contained in a modern half morocco box. Provenance: Algernon Peckover (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION: HAND-COLOURED ISSUE OF BAINES MOST IMPORTANT PUBLISHED WORK ON THE VICTORIA FALLS, which includes 'the finest artistic portrayals of this great natural wonder' (Bradlow). In 1858, on the recommendation of the Royal Geographical Society, Baines was appointed artist to David Livingstone's Zambesi expedition and accompanied him as far as Tete in the Portuguese territory. Later, Baines joined James Chapman on an expedition from the south-west coast of Africa to the Victoria Falls in 1861, during which he made many sketches and paintings. Mendelssohn I, p.70.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Unknown by Thomas Baines was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,656.17), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Baines achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls in March 2021 with an auction result of GBP 574,750.00 (€ 675,183.19).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Unknown von Thomas Baines kam im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.656,17) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Baines erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls im März 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 574.750,00 (€ 675.183,19).
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