DAVID ROBERTS
1796-1864
Persian Water-wheel, used for Irrigation in Nubia 1847
Estimate $10,000 – $15,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRISBANE
DAVID ROBERTS
1796-1864
Persian Water-wheel, used for Irrigation in Nubia 1847
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white
signed and dated 'David Roberts R.A. 1847.' centre right
35 x 24.6 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, East Africa
Muter & Oswald Auctioneers, Nairobi, Kenya
Private Collection, Nairobi, Kenya
By descent
Private Collection, Brisbane
Literature
Egypt and Nubia: from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. with historical descriptions, by William Brockedon, F.R.S. Lithographed by Louis Haghe (6 vols), F.G. Moon, London, 1859, Vol. II, n.p. (illustrated)
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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