Forum Auctions: Online sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art, 959, London

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Auction Report
Auction Date
November 26, 2024 - November 26, 2024
Page Size: 78 items in 4 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 London (George), After.

London (George), After. Design for the upper section of the great parterre at Longleat, Wiltshire,

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 277.20
2 Whittell (William)

Whittell (William) Hampton Court com: Heref:, pen and ink,

[c. 1700] GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 3,024.00
3 Whittell (William)

Whittell (William) Architectural survey of Hampton Court and Gardens in Herefordshire,

ca. 1690s, GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 6,048.00
4 English School (18th century)

English School (18th century) View of an early Georgian country house, as yet as unidentified, with

[circa 1720s] GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,008.00
5 Thornhill (Sir James)

Thornhill (Sir James) Portrait group of two architects and young boy, possibly Sir Christopher Wren

[circa 1715] GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
6 Highmore (Joseph)

Highmore (Joseph) Study for a family group portrait, oil on paper,

[circa 1730] GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,268.00
7 Winstanley (Henry)

Winstanley (Henry, 1644-1703) The Prospect of the dwelling house of Hen: Winstanley Gent: att Littlebury in the County of Essex,

[circa 1670-1690] GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 277.20
8 Hulsbergh (Henry)

Hulsbergh (Henry) The East Front of Cannons in Middlesex, after John Price the Elder, engraving,

[circa 1720] GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 554.40
9 Kent (William), After.

Kent (William), After. Bust of Queen Caroline in an interior decorated with shells, an elevation of the Hermitage, Richmond

[circa 1735] GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,386.00
10 Kent (William), After.

Kent (William), After. Her Majestys Library in St James's Park, after William Kent, engraving

1737 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 163.80
11 Kent (William), After.

Kent (William), After. East Front of Esher Place in Surrey [together with] West Front of Esher Place

[circa 1744] GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 453.60
12 Kent (William), After.

Kent (William, 1685-1748), After. Perspective View of the Magnificent Gothick Hall at Hampton Court, Built by K. Henry the VIIIth

1532 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 756.00
13 Freeman (John Cooke)

Freeman (John Cooke) Collection of 15 original architectural drawings and designs, 1740

1740 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 2,394.00
14 Smith of Derby (Thomas), Attributed to.

Smith of Derby (Thomas), Attributed to. South View of Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, oil on

[possibly circa 1740s] GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 2,520.00
15 Brown (Lancelot (Capability)), Manner of.

Brown (Lancelot (Capability)), Manner of. Design for a three-arched bridge terminating in a sheet of

[probably late 18th century] GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 428.40
16 Barret the Elder (George)

Barret the Elder (George) Moonlit view of a woodland landscape with a house and boathouse,

[mid-18th century] GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 3,276.00
17 Williams (William)

Williams (William) The Front elevation of Monmouth Town Hall, 1750

1750 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 75.60
18 Harwood (Francis)

Harwood (Francis) Design for an urn, from the sculptor's time in Rome, pen and ink, [c.1750s]

[c.1750s] GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,142.00
19 Wright (Thomas)

Wright (Thomas) Universal Architecture, Book 1. Six Original Designs of Arbours, 1755

1755 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 756.00
20 Harris (Eileen).- Wright (Thomas)

Harris (Eileen).- Wright (Thomas) Arbours & Grottos: A facsimile of the two parts of Universal

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 327.60
21 Lewis (Charles)

Lewis (Charles) View of Pan's Lodge, Painswick, Gloucestershire, built by the late Benjamin Hyett

[circa 1760-1780] GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,071.00
22 Chambers (Sir William)

Chambers (Sir William) Design for decoration and furniture of the hall at The Hyde, Ingatestone,

[circa 1760]; GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
23 Carter (Thomas)

Carter (Thomas) Attributed to. Portrait bust, traditionally understood to be the architect William

[circa 1740] GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
24 Adam (Robert)

Adam (Robert) Preliminary design for a urn in the dining room at Osterley Park, Middlesex,

1766 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 17,010.00
25 Miller (Tobias Martin)

Miller (Tobias Martin) and others. Four elevations of country houses, including Longford, Stratton

[c.1766] GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 529.20
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