William Henry Fox Talbot
'The Pencil Of Nature'
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 275.000 USD
Price realised: 275.000 USD
Description
William Henry Fox Talbot
1800-1877
'THE PENCIL OF NATURE'
(London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1844-46), the complete set of six fascicles illustrated with 24 salt prints, 21 prints on mounts with hand-ruled borders, 20 numbered in an unidentified hand in pencil or ink on the mount, 3 loose; plate 1 a variant, circa 1846, and plate 2 a substitute. 4to, grey linen-backed boards, ink title on spine, inscribed 'Herbert Lambert from M. T. Talbot, August 1921' and 'N. D. Larkin. 1959.' in ink on the
Various sizes to 6 1/4 by 8 1/2 in. (15.9 by 21.6 cm.)
Collection of the photographer | By descent to Miss Matilda Talbot, the photographer's granddaughter | Gift to Herbert Lambert, 1921 | Collection of N. D. Larkin, 1959 | Sotheby's Belgravia, 21 December 1971, Lot 315
1800-1877
'THE PENCIL OF NATURE'
(London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1844-46), the complete set of six fascicles illustrated with 24 salt prints, 21 prints on mounts with hand-ruled borders, 20 numbered in an unidentified hand in pencil or ink on the mount, 3 loose; plate 1 a variant, circa 1846, and plate 2 a substitute. 4to, grey linen-backed boards, ink title on spine, inscribed 'Herbert Lambert from M. T. Talbot, August 1921' and 'N. D. Larkin. 1959.' in ink on the
Various sizes to 6 1/4 by 8 1/2 in. (15.9 by 21.6 cm.)
Collection of the photographer | By descent to Miss Matilda Talbot, the photographer's granddaughter | Gift to Herbert Lambert, 1921 | Collection of N. D. Larkin, 1959 | Sotheby's Belgravia, 21 December 1971, Lot 315
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In April 2018 Sothebys in New York held the auction Photographs, which included the work 'The Pencil Of Nature' by William Henry Fox Talbot. Here, the upper estimate of USD 250,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 275,000.00 (€ 227,762.13). Admittedly, works by William Henry Fox Talbot have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera in April 2021 with an auction result of USD 1,956,000.00 (€ 1,625,935.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im April 2018 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'The Pencil Of Nature' von William Henry Fox Talbot zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 250.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 275.000,00 (€ 227.762,13) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Henry Fox Talbot auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera im April 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.956.000,00 (€ 1.625.935,16).
William Henry Fox Talbot - Auction history
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