William Hayes
Portraits of rare and curious birds... from the menagery of Osterley Park, 1794
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 106
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 106
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.780 GBP
Price realised: 3.780 GBP
Description
William Hayes
Portraits of rare and curious birds, with their descriptions, from the menagery of Osterley Park. London: W. Bulmer, 1794
4to (280 x 220mm.), dedication and advertisement leaves, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates, crushed green morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments with bird motifs, gilt edges, without the frontispiece plate, as often
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 80; Nissen IVB 422; Zimmer, p. 294
Portraits of rare and curious birds, with their descriptions, from the menagery of Osterley Park. London: W. Bulmer, 1794
4to (280 x 220mm.), dedication and advertisement leaves, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates, crushed green morocco gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments with bird motifs, gilt edges, without the frontispiece plate, as often
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 80; Nissen IVB 422; Zimmer, p. 294
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portraits of rare and curious birds... from the menagery of Osterley Park, 1794 by William Hayes was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year. The price achieved of GBP 3,780.00 (€ 4,446.81) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Hayes have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 in May last year with an auction result of GBP 37,800.00 (€ 44,468.10).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portraits of rare and curious birds... from the menagery of Osterley Park, 1794 von William Hayes kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.780,00 (€ 4.446,81) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Hayes auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 37.800,00 (€ 44.468,10).
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![William Hayes - [Ornithological Studies], from Hayes\' Portraits: Eight Plates](/images/william-hayes_ornithological-studies-from-hayes-portraits-eight-plates_AID899332_320x320.jpg)
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