William Baxter Collier Fyfe
The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor
Found at
Christies,
London
The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Lot 24
27. Oct - 27. Oct 2005
The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Lot 24
27. Oct - 27. Oct 2005
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.000 GBP
Description
William Baxter Collier Fyfe (fl. 1865-1882)
The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland
'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor of Glamis, and the other noblemen. When the King saw so many persons gather round him, whom he knew to be of one way of thinking, and that hostile to his present measures, he became apprehensive of their intentions, and expressed himself desirous of leaving the castle. The nobles gave him to understand that he would not be permitted to do so; and when James went towards the door of the apartment, the tutor of Glamis, a rude, stern man, placed his back against it, and compelled him to return. Affronted by this act of personal restraint and violence the King burst into tears. 'Let him weep on', said the Tutor of Glamis fiercely. 'Better bairns weep than bearded men'. (Scott)
signed and dated 'W m . B. Collier. Fyfe. 1878.' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Fyffe Esq. Abbey Road' and 'William Baxter Fyfe 62 Abbey Road St John's Wood NW. The Raid of Ruthven An incident in the life of James VI of Scotland Better bairns than men vid Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather'
oil on canvas
The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland
'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor of Glamis, and the other noblemen. When the King saw so many persons gather round him, whom he knew to be of one way of thinking, and that hostile to his present measures, he became apprehensive of their intentions, and expressed himself desirous of leaving the castle. The nobles gave him to understand that he would not be permitted to do so; and when James went towards the door of the apartment, the tutor of Glamis, a rude, stern man, placed his back against it, and compelled him to return. Affronted by this act of personal restraint and violence the King burst into tears. 'Let him weep on', said the Tutor of Glamis fiercely. 'Better bairns weep than bearded men'. (Scott)
signed and dated 'W m . B. Collier. Fyfe. 1878.' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Fyffe Esq. Abbey Road' and 'William Baxter Fyfe 62 Abbey Road St John's Wood NW. The Raid of Ruthven An incident in the life of James VI of Scotland Better bairns than men vid Sir Walter Scott's Tales of a Grandfather'
oil on canvas
A top price for William Baxter Collier Fyfe - as previously expected
The work The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor by William Baxter Collier Fyfe was sold in the The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh auction at Christies in London in October 2005. The result of GBP 18,000.00 (€ 26,544.56) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 18,000.00 – 25,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor is the most expensive artwork by William Baxter Collier Fyfe that we have observed at auctions so far.
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Die Arbeit The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor von William Baxter Collier Fyfe wurde im Oktober 2005 in der Auktion The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 18.000,00 (€ 26.544,56) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 18.000,00 – 25.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Baxter Collier Fyfe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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