Alexander Cooper
Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 92
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 92
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.820 GBP
Price realised: 8.820 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Alexander Cooper
? London 1609 - circa 1660 Stockholm
Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637)
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, gold and enamel bracelet frame, the reverse decorated with initial W below a crown surrounded by flowers
17 by 14 mm.
By descent within the sitter's family; | Countess Charlotte Sophie Bentinck, née Aldenburg (1715-1800); | by family descent until; | Timothy, 12 th Earl of Portland (b. 1953); | sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1980, lot 257; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Alexander Cooper
? London 1609 - circa 1660 Stockholm
Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637)
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, gold and enamel bracelet frame, the reverse decorated with initial W below a crown surrounded by flowers
17 by 14 mm.
By descent within the sitter's family; | Countess Charlotte Sophie Bentinck, née Aldenburg (1715-1800); | by family descent until; | Timothy, 12 th Earl of Portland (b. 1953); | sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1980, lot 257; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
A top price for Alexander Cooper
When the work Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) by Alexander Cooper was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 8,820.00 (€ 9,852.73). This high result makes Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) the most expensive artwork by Alexander Cooper that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alexander Cooper
Als die Arbeit Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) von Alexander Cooper im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 8.820,00 (€ 9.852,73) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alexander Cooper, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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