Thomas Martyn
Aranei, or a natural history of spiders, 1793, 2 parts in 1 volume
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 145
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 145
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.142 GBP
Price realised: 2.142 GBP
Description
Thomas Martyn
Aranei, or a natural history of spiders. London: published by the author at his Academy for Illustrating and Printing, 1793
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, 4to (355 x 285mm.), 2 engraved titles, 28 stipple engraved plates, hand-coloured by Martyn to resemble original watercolours, contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, edges uncut, occasional spotting, binding slightly worn at extremities, upper joint cracking
HAND-COLOURED BY THE AUTHOR. A pencil note on the flyleaf in Martyn’s hand reads “Select Copy col’d by the Author”. A similar note is found at the foot of the first plate. As with most of Martyn’s work, copies vary in their make-up. Some copies of this work are recorded as having 2 numismatic plates and a frontispiece.
LITERATURE:
Nissen ZBI 2724
Aranei, or a natural history of spiders. London: published by the author at his Academy for Illustrating and Printing, 1793
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, 4to (355 x 285mm.), 2 engraved titles, 28 stipple engraved plates, hand-coloured by Martyn to resemble original watercolours, contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, edges uncut, occasional spotting, binding slightly worn at extremities, upper joint cracking
HAND-COLOURED BY THE AUTHOR. A pencil note on the flyleaf in Martyn’s hand reads “Select Copy col’d by the Author”. A similar note is found at the foot of the first plate. As with most of Martyn’s work, copies vary in their make-up. Some copies of this work are recorded as having 2 numismatic plates and a frontispiece.
LITERATURE:
Nissen ZBI 2724
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Aranei, or a natural history of spiders, 1793, 2 parts in 1 volume by Thomas Martyn was sold in the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction at Sothebys in London in May last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,142.00 (€ 2,519.86) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Martyn achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Figures of plants, 1796, original botanical watercolours in May last year with an auction result of GBP 47,880.00 (€ 56,326.26).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Aranei, or a natural history of spiders, 1793, 2 parts in 1 volume von Thomas Martyn wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.142,00 (€ 2.519,86) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Martyn erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Figures of plants, 1796, original botanical watercolours im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 47.880,00 (€ 56.326,26).
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