William Alexander
Three Chinese Figures Smoking, The Bridge Pagoda, Shanghai Beyond
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 167
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 167
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
William Alexander
MAIDSTONE, KENT 1767 - 1816
THREE CHINESE FIGURES SMOKING, THE BRIDGE PAGODA, SHANGHAI BEYOND
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with pen and grey ink;
signed lower left: W. Alexander / 1793
150 by 205 mm
Dr. J. Percy; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 April 1890, lot 8; | W. L. King; | sale, London, Christie's, 2 March 1976, lot 101; | with Baskett & Day, London, 1976; | by whom sold to Mrs Vincent Astor (1902-2007)
MAIDSTONE, KENT 1767 - 1816
THREE CHINESE FIGURES SMOKING, THE BRIDGE PAGODA, SHANGHAI BEYOND
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with pen and grey ink;
signed lower left: W. Alexander / 1793
150 by 205 mm
Dr. J. Percy; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 April 1890, lot 8; | W. L. King; | sale, London, Christie's, 2 March 1976, lot 101; | with Baskett & Day, London, 1976; | by whom sold to Mrs Vincent Astor (1902-2007)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In July 2013 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, which included the work Three Chinese Figures Smoking, The Bridge Pagoda, Shanghai Beyond by William Alexander. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,855.89), 38% above the upper estimate. 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
Im Juli 2013 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Three Chinese Figures Smoking, The Bridge Pagoda, Shanghai Beyond von William Alexander zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.855,89) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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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