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December 0106, 2018
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LOT 814

Lot 814

George Chinnery (1774-1852)

George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Lot 814 Details
George Chinnery (1774-1852), British

SCENERY IN BENGAL, 1825 (DESIGN FOR THE FRONTISPIECE)

Brown ink and pen over faint pencil lines; titled and dated 1825 on the stone wall at left, inscribed “Indian buildings with cattle and a figure outside” to gallery label verso
4.3 x 6.75 in — 10.9 x 17.1 cm

Estimate $1,500-$2,500

Realised: $4,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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George Chinnery (1774-1852)
  • George Chinnery (1774-1852)
  • George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Provenance:

Ex. Coll. of Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1770–1840) (called “The Muse”), daughter (the 7th child) of George III of England;
Ex. Coll. Baroness Gremp von Freudenstein (purchased a collection of the princess at her sale in Hamburg in 1869);
A.M. Gremp;
William Drummond, Bury Street Gallery, London, UK, label verso inscribed with the provenance given above;
From whom purchased by the Private Collection, Hamilton, Ontario in 1983

Exhibited:

Burlington House Fair, 1983

CONDITION DETAILS

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