Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated)
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 53
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 53
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.673 GBP
Price realised: 1.673 GBP
Description
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)
A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated)
the first signed 'T H Shepherd' (in the margin, lower left); the second signed and inscribed 'T H Shepherd/Guildhall Installation of the Lord Mayor' (in the margin, lower left)
pencil, brown ink and watercolour
5 x 7 5/8 in. (12.8 x 18.8 cm.); and 7¼ x 5 in. (18.5 x 12.8 cm.); and a watercolour of the consecration of a colonial bishop at Westminster Abbey by G.B. Moore (3)
A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated)
the first signed 'T H Shepherd' (in the margin, lower left); the second signed and inscribed 'T H Shepherd/Guildhall Installation of the Lord Mayor' (in the margin, lower left)
pencil, brown ink and watercolour
5 x 7 5/8 in. (12.8 x 18.8 cm.); and 7¼ x 5 in. (18.5 x 12.8 cm.); and a watercolour of the consecration of a colonial bishop at Westminster Abbey by G.B. Moore (3)
A top price for Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
This artwork by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2004. In the British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book auction, the work A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated) sold for GBP 1,673.00 (€ 2,367.76) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. This high result makes A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated) the most expensive artwork by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Hosmer Shepherd erzielte im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book wurde die Arbeit A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated) für GBP 1.673,00 (€ 2.367,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A crowded exchange; and Guildhall - Installation of the Lord Mayor (both illustrated) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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