Harriet Cheney - The upper part of Ullswater from Lyulph\'s Tower (illustrated); Bassenthwaite Lake from the Cockermouth Road; Windermere Lake from the road near Ambleside; The upper part of Keswick Lake; and Buttermere Lake

Harriet Cheney

The upper part of Ullswater from Lyulph's Tower (illustrated); Bassenthwaite Lake from the Cockermouth Road; Windermere Lake from the road near Ambleside; The upper part of Keswick Lake; and Buttermere Lake

Found at Christies, London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 114
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Harriet Cheney (1771-1848)
The upper part of Ullswater from Lyulph's Tower (illustrated); Bassenthwaite Lake from the Cockermouth Road; Windermere Lake from the road near Ambleside; The upper part of Keswick Lake; and Buttermere Lake
all inscribed with titles (on the reverse of the mounts)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
11½ x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.1 cm.); and smaller (5)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.

The work The upper part of Ullswater from Lyulph's Tower (illustrated); Bassenthwaite Lake from the Cockermouth Road; Windermere Lake from the road near Ambleside; The upper part of Keswick Lake; and Buttermere Lake by Harriet Cheney was sold in the WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION auction at Christies in London in October 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 2,880.00 (€ 4,247.13), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Admittedly, works by Harriet Cheney have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An album of forty-three portrait studies from the circle of the Cheney family (vol. I) in Italy and elsewhere, the sitters including: Marquis and Marchioness of Morando; Teresa, Marchese Morando1; Mme Morando; Lady Elizabeth Foster2, afterwards Eliz in October 2005 with an auction result of GBP 16,800.00 (€ 24,774.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The upper part of Ullswater from Lyulph's Tower (illustrated); Bassenthwaite Lake from the Cockermouth Road; Windermere Lake from the road near Ambleside; The upper part of Keswick Lake; and Buttermere Lake von Harriet Cheney wurde im Oktober 2005 in der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.880,00 (€ 4.247,13) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Harriet Cheney auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An album of forty-three portrait studies from the circle of the Cheney family (vol. I) in Italy and elsewhere, the sitters including: Marquis and Marchioness of Morando; Teresa, Marchese Morando1; Mme Morando; Lady Elizabeth Foster2, afterwards Eliz im Oktober 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP

Harriet Cheney - Auction history

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Auction: 12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Title: A sketchbook of thirty-three drawings (vol. V.) of Italian views including: The marina at Palermo (illustrated); Mount Etna; The remains of the Greek theatre at Catania; Fontana dell' Elephante, Piazza del Duomo, Catania; View of Catania; Castagna di
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Auction: 12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Title: Lago Maggiore (illustrated); Isola Bella on the Lago Maggiore; and Ruins in the Roman Campagna
Price: XX.XXX
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