Luigi Mayer
Views In Palestine
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
MAYER, LUIGI. Views in Palestine. London: T. Bensley, 1804 [Watermarks: J Whatman 1801]. 2° (465 x 320mm). Text in English and French, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates. (Title detached with light marginal waterstaining.) 19th-century half calf, spine gilt, red edges (corners rubbed, light scuff marks).
FIRST EDITION, RARE PART ISSUE. The work is part of Mayer's Views of Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire which was published together in one volume in 1804. The single parts were first published separately in 1801, 1803 and 1804. The hand-coloured aquatint plates include charming views of Jerusalem, Mount Zion, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. Abbey Travel, 369; Colas 2020; Lipperheide 1461.
FIRST EDITION, RARE PART ISSUE. The work is part of Mayer's Views of Egypt, Palestine and other parts of the Ottoman Empire which was published together in one volume in 1804. The single parts were first published separately in 1801, 1803 and 1804. The hand-coloured aquatint plates include charming views of Jerusalem, Mount Zion, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea. Abbey Travel, 369; Colas 2020; Lipperheide 1461.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Luigi Mayer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2012. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work Views In Palestine sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,292.65) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Luigi Mayer achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower in June 2010 with an auction result of GBP 73,250.00 (€ 89,078.82).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Luigi Mayer erzielte im April 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit Views In Palestine für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.292,65) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Luigi Mayer erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 73.250,00 (€ 89.078,82).
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