South African and International Art, Decorative Art and Books

Online-Only Auction, 31 March - 9 April 2017

Paintings and Sculpture

Sold for

ZAR 9 368
Lot 174
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -
  • George Price Boyce; Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368

About this Item

George Price Boyce
British 1826-1897
Ruins of the Gama el Hakim - Cairo -

signed, dated Jan 1862 and inscribed 'Cairo'; inscribed with the title on the mount; dated and inscribed with the title on the reverse

watercolour on card
image size: 26 by 18cm; 37 by 29 by 3,5cm including frame

Notes

Painted at the site during a tour of Egypt and the Middle East.

In its orginal frame.

Provenance

A gift from the seller's uncle, inherited from the artist's family.

Literature

Accompanied by The Diaries of George Price Boyce edited by Virginia Surtees.


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