William Wood
A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta. London: William Wood, 1833. (560 x 375mm). General typographic title. (Stained and worn). 28 lithographic plates on regular paper. (Scattered spotting and some water staining), missing list of subscrib
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.000 GBP
Description
William Wood (1774-1857)
A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta. London: William Wood, 1833. (560 x 375mm). General typographic title. (Stained and worn). 28 lithographic plates on regular paper. (Scattered spotting and some water staining), missing list of subscribers, within modern brown card cover (Abbey Travel, 495).
A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta. London: William Wood, 1833. (560 x 375mm). General typographic title. (Stained and worn). 28 lithographic plates on regular paper. (Scattered spotting and some water staining), missing list of subscribers, within modern brown card cover (Abbey Travel, 495).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by William Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2013. In the Travel, Science & Natural History auction, the work A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta. London: William Wood, 1833. (560 x 375mm). General typographic title. (Stained and worn). 28 lithographic plates on regular paper. (Scattered spotting and some water staining), missing list of subscrib sold for GBP 2,000.00 (€ 2,363.98) - well above the upper estimate of GB Admittedly, works by William Wood have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat in July 2005 with an auction result of GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,535.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Wood erzielte im Oktober 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science & Natural History wurde die Arbeit A Series of Twenty-Eight Panoramic Views of Calcutta. London: William Wood, 1833. (560 x 375mm). General typographic title. (Stained and worn). 28 lithographic plates on regular paper. (Scattered spotting and some water staining), missing list of subscrib für GBP 2.000,00 (€ 2.363,98) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Wood auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat im Juli 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.535,59).
William Wood - Auction history
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