The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange

Details

Victor Coverley-Price (1901-1988)
The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange
signed 'V. Coverley-Price' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Heart of the City' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.5 cm.)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The present work is a view of the Royal Exchange building at the junction of Threadneedle Street and Cornhill. Plans for the bourse began in 1565 and Queen Elizabeth I granted it royal status in 1570. Fires destroyed the first and second Exchanges, the third and present building of classical design with a massive portico and eight Corinthian columns was designed by Sir William Tite and opened by Queen Victoria in 1844. The Exchange ceased its original function in 1939.

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