William Curtis
Unknown
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
WILLIAM CURTIS (1746-1799)
[A Collection of plates from:] Flora Londinensis. London: for the author and B. White, [1775-]1777-1798. 2 volumes, 2° (480 x 290mm). 399 loose engraved plates (of 432), mostly hand-coloured. (Lacking title, some text leaves and 33 plates, many plates and leaves with tears, browning and soiling.) Contemporary green half sheep (worn, covers detached, lacking spines). Sold as a collection of plates from the first edition of Flora Londinensis, not subject to return. (2)
[A Collection of plates from:] Flora Londinensis. London: for the author and B. White, [1775-]1777-1798. 2 volumes, 2° (480 x 290mm). 399 loose engraved plates (of 432), mostly hand-coloured. (Lacking title, some text leaves and 33 plates, many plates and leaves with tears, browning and soiling.) Contemporary green half sheep (worn, covers detached, lacking spines). Sold as a collection of plates from the first edition of Flora Londinensis, not subject to return. (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2012 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science and Natural History, which included the work Unknown by William Curtis. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,709.57) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Curtis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flora Londinensis, London, 1777-1798, 3 volumes, later half calf, which sold at auction in May last year for GBP 5,292.00 (€ 6,225.53).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von William Curtis zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.709,57) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von William Curtis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flora Londinensis, London, 1777-1798, 3 volumes, later half calf beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für GBP 5.292,00 (€ 6.225,53) versteigert wurde.
William Curtis - Auction history
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