ID 1226094
Lot 83 | HENRY CONSTANTINE RICHTER (BRITISH 1821-1902)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Yellow-bellied Tit Parus venustulus; Chinese (Light-vented) Bulbul Ixus sinensis; and Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
the first numbered '5.15 a' and with inscription 'Gould/Passer ammodendri/Turkestan Sparrow' (on the mount); the second numbered '2.48.a.' and with inscription 'Gould/Parus venus tulus/White-naped Tit' (on the mount); the third numbered '3.11.a.' and with inscription 'J.Gould/Ixus sinensis/Chinese Bulbul' (on the mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with gum arabic on paper
21 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. (54.4 x 36.5 cm.)(3)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 December 1995, lots 35, 43 and 99, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
i) J. Gould, The Birds of Asia, London, 1850, vol. V, pl. 15.
ii) J. Gould, The Birds of Asia, London, 1850, vol. II, pl. 48.
iii) J. Gould, The Birds of Asia, London, 1850, vol. III, pl. 11.
| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor on paper, Watercolor |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor on paper, Watercolor |
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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