Samuel Bourne
Himalayas
Found at
Christies,
London
19C INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE KANWARDIP GUJRAL COLLECTION, Lot 53
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2001
19C INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE KANWARDIP GUJRAL COLLECTION, Lot 53
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2001
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 71.950 GBP
Price realised: 71.950 GBP
Description
SAMUEL BOURNE (1834-1912)
Himalayas
Album of 119 albumen prints. Mid 1860s. 41 approximately 7½ x 12½ in. (19 x 31.7 cm.) or the reverse, the remainder approximately 9½ x 11½ in. (24.1 x 29.2 cm.) or the reverse. 107 signed and/or numbered Bourne in the negatives, 2 numbered only in the negatives, each with ink manuscript title on mount, half green leather by Marion & Co., gilt, titled in gilt on leather label on front cover, gilt clasp, g.e.
Album size: 13½ x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.8 cm.)
Himalayas
Album of 119 albumen prints. Mid 1860s. 41 approximately 7½ x 12½ in. (19 x 31.7 cm.) or the reverse, the remainder approximately 9½ x 11½ in. (24.1 x 29.2 cm.) or the reverse. 107 signed and/or numbered Bourne in the negatives, 2 numbered only in the negatives, each with ink manuscript title on mount, half green leather by Marion & Co., gilt, titled in gilt on leather label on front cover, gilt clasp, g.e.
Album size: 13½ x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.8 cm.)
A top price for Samuel Bourne
This artwork by Samuel Bourne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2001. In the 19C INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE KANWARDIP GUJRAL COLLECTION auction, the work Himalayas sold for GBP 71,950.00 (€ 116,168.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 40,000.00. This high result makes Himalayas the most expensive artwork by Samuel Bourne that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samuel Bourne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Bourne erzielte im September 2001 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19C INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE KANWARDIP GUJRAL COLLECTION wurde die Arbeit Himalayas für GBP 71.950,00 (€ 116.168,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 40.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Himalayas zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samuel Bourne, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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