Henry Salt
Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt. London: William Miller, 1809. Atlas volume, broadsheet (c.521 x 714mm). Aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Ha
Found at
Christies,
London
Travel, Science & Natural History, Lot 142
10. Oct - 10. Oct 2013
Travel, Science & Natural History, Lot 142
10. Oct - 10. Oct 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HENRY SALT (1780-1827)
Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt. London: William Miller, 1809. Atlas volume, broadsheet (c.521 x 714mm). Aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Havell, J. Hill and J. Bluck, supervised by Robert Havell, after Salt, on thick paper, mounted on guards. (One plate supplied, title and some plates backed, crease along centre of most plates, sometimes repaired from verso, title with small marginal loss and light soiling, light spotting, some light and even yellowing, a few other small repairs.) 20th-century leather, the upper side centred with an ornament in gilt and ruled in blind (upper side scuffed).
FIRST EDITION. A COMPLETE SET OF SALT'S VERY FINE LARGE FORMAT PLATES. Salt visited the Cape, then India. In Calcutta, the party was entertained by the Governor-General, Marquess Wellesley (the dedicatee of the present work) and then travelled to Benares, Lucknow, Ceylon and Madras. Salt then explored the Red Sea, Bombay and Poona, before making an extensive excursion into the Abyssinian Highlands, here represented by six views. Contemporary advertisements make clear that the work was designed to be similar in size and presentation to the plates of Thomas and William Daniell's great work, Oriental Scenery (1795-1808): the undoubted artistry of Salt and his engravers have ensured that this work is a worthy successor. A quarto text volume, with the same title, was published by Miller in the same year. Cf. Abbey Travel II, 515 (late issue with text volume); Tooley 440 (the text 'is not important and the work is usually to be found without it').
Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt. London: William Miller, 1809. Atlas volume, broadsheet (c.521 x 714mm). Aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Havell, J. Hill and J. Bluck, supervised by Robert Havell, after Salt, on thick paper, mounted on guards. (One plate supplied, title and some plates backed, crease along centre of most plates, sometimes repaired from verso, title with small marginal loss and light soiling, light spotting, some light and even yellowing, a few other small repairs.) 20th-century leather, the upper side centred with an ornament in gilt and ruled in blind (upper side scuffed).
FIRST EDITION. A COMPLETE SET OF SALT'S VERY FINE LARGE FORMAT PLATES. Salt visited the Cape, then India. In Calcutta, the party was entertained by the Governor-General, Marquess Wellesley (the dedicatee of the present work) and then travelled to Benares, Lucknow, Ceylon and Madras. Salt then explored the Red Sea, Bombay and Poona, before making an extensive excursion into the Abyssinian Highlands, here represented by six views. Contemporary advertisements make clear that the work was designed to be similar in size and presentation to the plates of Thomas and William Daniell's great work, Oriental Scenery (1795-1808): the undoubted artistry of Salt and his engravers have ensured that this work is a worthy successor. A quarto text volume, with the same title, was published by Miller in the same year. Cf. Abbey Travel II, 515 (late issue with text volume); Tooley 440 (the text 'is not important and the work is usually to be found without it').
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt. London: William Miller, 1809. Atlas volume, broadsheet (c.521 x 714mm). Aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Ha by Henry Salt was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2013. The price achieved of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,729.88) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henry Salt have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt in September 2011 with an auction result of GBP 67,250.00 (€ 78,125.81).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt. London: William Miller, 1809. Atlas volume, broadsheet (c.521 x 714mm). Aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Ha von Henry Salt kam im Oktober 2013 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.729,88) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Salt auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt im September 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 67.250,00 (€ 78.125,81).
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