Alexander Cooper
William Vi 'The Constant' (1629-1663), Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 1637-1663, In Gold-Embroidered Brown Doublet With Wide Lawn Collar, Shoulder-Length Brown Hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 78
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 78
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Price realised: 1.920 GBP
Description
ALEXANDER COOPER (BRITISH, 1605-1669)
William VI 'the Constant' (1629-1663), Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 1637-1663, in gold-embroidered brown doublet with wide lawn collar, shoulder-length brown hair
on vellum
oval, 5/8 in. (16 mm.) high, gold bracelet frame with black and white enamel outer border, the enamelled reverse with the sitter's initials surmounted by a coronet within floral surround
William VI 'the Constant' (1629-1663), Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 1637-1663, in gold-embroidered brown doublet with wide lawn collar, shoulder-length brown hair
on vellum
oval, 5/8 in. (16 mm.) high, gold bracelet frame with black and white enamel outer border, the enamelled reverse with the sitter's initials surmounted by a coronet within floral surround
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Alexander Cooper achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2005. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work William Vi 'The Constant' (1629-1663), Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 1637-1663, In Gold-Embroidered Brown Doublet With Wide Lawn Collar, Shoulder-Length Brown Hair sold for GBP 1,920.00 (€ 2,784.94) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Alexander Cooper - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637), which sold at auction in December 2020 for GBP 8,820.00 (€ 9,852.73).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alexander Cooper erzielte im Juli 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit William Vi 'The Constant' (1629-1663), Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel 1637-1663, In Gold-Embroidered Brown Doublet With Wide Lawn Collar, Shoulder-Length Brown Hair für GBP 1.920,00 (€ 2.784,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Alexander Cooper mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für GBP 8.820,00 (€ 9.852,73) versteigert wurde.
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