William Henry Davis
Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online, Lot 185
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020
Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online, Lot 185
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'WDavis.pinx 1831.' (lower right, 'WD' in ligature)
oil on canvas, unlined
47 3 ⁄ 4 x 74 in. (121.2 x 188 cm.)
further inscribed, signed and dated 'Portrait of a Servant & Horse / & Favourite Grey Hounds at Exercise / belonging to Col. Newport Charlett. / W e .D Nail'em / B kl . D. Neck'ho / B e .B. Nebula / B e B. Notoriety / B k .D. No'joke / R d .B. Nox / W e .D Nonplus / W e .B. Niagaru / B k .B Nisa / B k .D Naughty boy / B e .B. Nioby. / Painted from the Life / by W m . H r Davis.
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Commissioned by Colonel James Wakeman Newport Charlett (1764-c.1864) in 1831. | Walter Hutchinson (1887-1950); his sale (†), Christie's, London, 20 July 1951, lot 51, to the following, | with Agnews, London. | with Richard Green, London, by 1994, from whom acquired by the present owner.
oil on canvas, unlined
47 3 ⁄ 4 x 74 in. (121.2 x 188 cm.)
further inscribed, signed and dated 'Portrait of a Servant & Horse / & Favourite Grey Hounds at Exercise / belonging to Col. Newport Charlett. / W e .D Nail'em / B kl . D. Neck'ho / B e .B. Nebula / B e B. Notoriety / B k .D. No'joke / R d .B. Nox / W e .D Nonplus / W e .B. Niagaru / B k .B Nisa / B k .D Naughty boy / B e .B. Nioby. / Painted from the Life / by W m . H r Davis.
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Commissioned by Colonel James Wakeman Newport Charlett (1764-c.1864) in 1831. | Walter Hutchinson (1887-1950); his sale (†), Christie's, London, 20 July 1951, lot 51, to the following, | with Agnews, London. | with Richard Green, London, by 1994, from whom acquired by the present owner.
A top price for William Henry Davis
The work Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire by William Henry Davis was sold in the Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online auction at Christies in London in December 2020. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 56,250.00 (€ 62,836.26). With this result, Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire is even the most expensive work of art by William Henry Davis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Henry Davis
Die Arbeit Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire von William Henry Davis wurde im Dezember 2020 in der Auktion Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 56.250,00 (€ 62.836,26) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Henry Davis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Henry Davis - Auction history
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