William Lewin
The Birds of Great Britain, 1796-1801, 8 volumes in 4
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 134
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 134
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Lewin
The birds of Great Britain. London: J. Johnson, 1796-1801, 8 volumes in 4
Mixed edition, volume 1 dated 1800, volumes 2-8 second edition, 8 volumes in 4, 4to (307 x 232mm.), text in English and French, 278 hand-coloured etched plates of birds and 58 hand-coloured plates of eggs, later green half morocco, spines gilt, leaves uncut, marbled endpapers, a few small marginal tears (not affecting images), volume 5 upper hinge splitting, spines faded to brown, extremities rubbed
LITERATURE:
Anker 306; Fine Bird Books, p. 91; McGill/Wood, p. 435; Nissen IVB 563; Zimmer, p. 395
PROVENANCE:
John Edmund Davis (1861-1939) and Mary Davis, Chilham Castle, bookplate; Davis made his fortune in mining in South Africa, and bequeathed collections to the Musée de Luxembourg and the National Gallery of South Africa
The birds of Great Britain. London: J. Johnson, 1796-1801, 8 volumes in 4
Mixed edition, volume 1 dated 1800, volumes 2-8 second edition, 8 volumes in 4, 4to (307 x 232mm.), text in English and French, 278 hand-coloured etched plates of birds and 58 hand-coloured plates of eggs, later green half morocco, spines gilt, leaves uncut, marbled endpapers, a few small marginal tears (not affecting images), volume 5 upper hinge splitting, spines faded to brown, extremities rubbed
LITERATURE:
Anker 306; Fine Bird Books, p. 91; McGill/Wood, p. 435; Nissen IVB 563; Zimmer, p. 395
PROVENANCE:
John Edmund Davis (1861-1939) and Mary Davis, Chilham Castle, bookplate; Davis made his fortune in mining in South Africa, and bequeathed collections to the Musée de Luxembourg and the National Gallery of South Africa
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
The work The Birds of Great Britain, 1796-1801, 8 volumes in 4 by William Lewin was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year. It achieved a price of GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,670.22), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Lewin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Birds of Great Britain, with their eggs, accurately figured. London: for the author, sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 1789-1794. 7 volumes, large 4° (335 x 258mm). 322 Original body-colour paintings by Lewin, occasionally heightened with gum-arabic, 270 of in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 41,125.00 (€ 6
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Birds of Great Britain, 1796-1801, 8 volumes in 4 von William Lewin kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.670,22) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Lewin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Birds of Great Britain, with their eggs, accurately figured. London: for the author, sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 1789-1794. 7 volumes, large 4° (335 x 258mm). 322 Original body-colour paintings by Lewin, occasionally heightened with gum-arabic, 270 of im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 41.125,00 (€ 67.217,19).
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