William Alexander
Study of a Chinese man sailing a junk
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
300 Years Of British Drawings, Lot 9
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
300 Years Of British Drawings, Lot 9
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
signed with initials and dated 'W.A. 95.' (lower right) and further signed 'Alexander' (lower left)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.8 cm.)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Roger Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904-1996) and | By descent to the present owner.
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.8 cm.)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Roger Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904-1996) and | By descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Study of a Chinese man sailing a junk by William Alexander was sold in the 300 Years Of British Drawings auction at Christies in London in December 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,679.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Alexander - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Walls enclosing a city or town called Pou-een-gin, November 3rd 1793, which sold at auction in November 2019 for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 19,081.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Study of a Chinese man sailing a junk von William Alexander wurde im Dezember 2020 in der Auktion 300 Years Of British Drawings bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.679,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von William Alexander mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Walls enclosing a city or town called Pou-een-gin, November 3rd 1793 beobachtet, die im November 2019 für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 19.081,47) versteigert wurde.
William Alexander - Auction history
![William Alexander - The Costume of China. London: William Miller, 1805 [watermarked 1794-1802]. 4° (327 x 265mm). 48 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Alexander. (Without half-title or dedication as often, occasional spotting, some offsetting onto text leaves, one plate wi](/images/william-alexander_the-costume-of-china-london-william-miller-1805-watermarked-1794-1802-4deg-327-x-265mm-48-hand-coloured-aquatint-plates-after-alexander-without-half-title-or-dedication-as-often-occasional-spotting-some-offsetting-onto-text-leaves-one-pl_AID596912_320x320.jpg)
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