Henry Eeles Dresser
A monograph of the meropidae, or family of bee-eaters, 1884-1886
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 66
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 66
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Henry Eeles Dresser
A monograph of the meropidae, or family of bee-eaters. London: Published by the Author, 1884-1886
FIRST EDITION, 4to (380 x 278mm.), 34 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.G. Keulemans, contemporary brown half morocco by R.H. Porter, contemporary red half morocco, slightly spotted, rubbed
"The hand-coloured plates are very fine" (Zimmer).
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 269; Zimmer, p. 178
A monograph of the meropidae, or family of bee-eaters. London: Published by the Author, 1884-1886
FIRST EDITION, 4to (380 x 278mm.), 34 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.G. Keulemans, contemporary brown half morocco by R.H. Porter, contemporary red half morocco, slightly spotted, rubbed
"The hand-coloured plates are very fine" (Zimmer).
LITERATURE:
Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 269; Zimmer, p. 178
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
In May last year Sothebys in London held the auction The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, which included the work A monograph of the meropidae, or family of bee-eaters, 1884-1886 by Henry Eeles Dresser. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,670.22), 42% above the upper estimate. Other works by Henry Eeles Dresser have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 6,300.00 (€ 7,411.35) in May last year for the work A history of the birds in Europe, 1871 [-1882|AID711761].
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit A monograph of the meropidae, or family of bee-eaters, 1884-1886 von Henry Eeles Dresser zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.670,22) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Henry Eeles Dresser haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.300,00 (€ 7.411,35) im Mai letzten Jahres für die Arbeit A history of the birds in Europe, 1871 [-1882|AID711761] beobachtet.
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