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Lot 754: HEINRICH GOTTLIEB LUDWIG REICHENBACH (1793-1879)

Est: £1,000 GBP - £2,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 10, 2005

Item Overview

Description

A pair of parrots
Both inscribed with measurements and with further inscriptions in the artists shorthand 'Psittacus Guildingii Vigors proc. 1838.80./Fras. zool. typ.XII.5.' (lower centre) and the other 'Palaeornis modestus Fras. proc.1845.16./zool.typ. XI.5.' and 'India, [?]/Borneo:Banjermarring:Schb[?]' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic
6 3/4 x 7 in. (17.2 x 18 cm.); and 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (17.2 x 14 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London.

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot has no reserve.

Auction Details

A View over Eaton Square A Private Collection

by
Christie's
November 10, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK