South African and International Art, Decorative Art and Books
Online-Only Auction, 31 March - 9 April 2017
Paintings and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000USD 446 - 669
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368
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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.