William Ellis
Unknown
Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
WILLIAM ELLIS (1794-1872)
Narrative of a Tour through Hawaii or Owhyhee. London: H. Fisher, Son and P. Jackson, 1826. 8° (219 x 138mm). Folding map, 7 engraved plates. (Small repairs to top corners of final 2 leaves, occasional light soiling.) Modern half blue morocco by Bayntun (spine lightly faded).
FIRST EDITION 'of the first book written about the Hawaiian Islands and the first serious notice of the Islands since Captain Cook's discovery of them forty-eight years earlier. It may be called the first scientific book on Hawaii' (Hill). Forbes I, 634; Hill 545.
Narrative of a Tour through Hawaii or Owhyhee. London: H. Fisher, Son and P. Jackson, 1826. 8° (219 x 138mm). Folding map, 7 engraved plates. (Small repairs to top corners of final 2 leaves, occasional light soiling.) Modern half blue morocco by Bayntun (spine lightly faded).
FIRST EDITION 'of the first book written about the Hawaiian Islands and the first serious notice of the Islands since Captain Cook's discovery of them forty-eight years earlier. It may be called the first scientific book on Hawaii' (Hill). Forbes I, 634; Hill 545.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2014 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science & Natural History, which included the work Unknown by William Ellis. The price achieved of GBP 625.00 (€ 760.77) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 500.00 – 800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Ellis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Winfield Scott marching into Mexico City in November 2001 with an auction result of USD 149,000.00 (€ 166,331.77).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel, Science & Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von William Ellis zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 625,00 (€ 760,77) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 500,00 – 800,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Ellis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Winfield Scott marching into Mexico City im November 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 149.000,00 (€ 166.331,77).
William Ellis - Auction history
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