William Dyce, R.A., H.R.S.A.
Neptune Resigning To Britannia The Empire Of The Sea, A Scheme For A Fresco At Osborne House
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 37
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2018
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 37
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2018
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Description
William Dyce, R.A., H.R.S.A.
1806-1864
NEPTUNE RESIGNING TO BRITANNIA THE EMPIRE OF THE SEA, A SCHEME FOR A FRESCO AT OSBORNE HOUSE
titled, signed and inscribed on the backboard: Neptune Resigning to Britannia the Empire of the Sea/ W. Dyce. 1847./ Sketch for the Fresco at Osborne
oil on paper laid down on board
32 by 49cm., 12½ by 19¼in.
Presented by Prince Albert to H.M. Queen Victoria in 1847; | Windsor castle Inventory, 1872, no.647 'Queen's Personal Property'; | Thence to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; | Thence to Princess Victoria Patricia, Lady Ramsay of Ribsden Holt, Windlesham, Surrey; | Her sale Christie's, London, 26 July 1974, no.252; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; | The Forbes Magazine Collection, from whom sold by The Fine Arts Society, London
1806-1864
NEPTUNE RESIGNING TO BRITANNIA THE EMPIRE OF THE SEA, A SCHEME FOR A FRESCO AT OSBORNE HOUSE
titled, signed and inscribed on the backboard: Neptune Resigning to Britannia the Empire of the Sea/ W. Dyce. 1847./ Sketch for the Fresco at Osborne
oil on paper laid down on board
32 by 49cm., 12½ by 19¼in.
Presented by Prince Albert to H.M. Queen Victoria in 1847; | Windsor castle Inventory, 1872, no.647 'Queen's Personal Property'; | Thence to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; | Thence to Princess Victoria Patricia, Lady Ramsay of Ribsden Holt, Windlesham, Surrey; | Her sale Christie's, London, 26 July 1974, no.252; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, London; | The Forbes Magazine Collection, from whom sold by The Fine Arts Society, London
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Neptune Resigning To Britannia The Empire Of The Sea, A Scheme For A Fresco At Osborne House by William Dyce was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2018. The price achieved of GBP 87,500.00 (€ 98,106.74) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Dyce have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting in November 2008 with an auction result of GBP 541,250.00 (€ 654,411.93).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Neptune Resigning To Britannia The Empire Of The Sea, A Scheme For A Fresco At Osborne House von William Dyce kam im Juli 2018 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 87.500,00 (€ 98.106,74) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Dyce auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting im November 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 541.250,00 (€ 654.411,93).
William Dyce - Auction history
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