Andrew Robertson
A young lady called Mary Snell Brightwell (née Wilkin), in white Empire-line dress with blue sash, white cloak with black and white striped border tied with ribbon at neck, lace collar, white bonnet adorned with white ribbon and blue and white feath
Found at
Christies,
London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 109
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 109
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Andrew Robertson (Scottish, 1777-1845)
A young lady called Mary Snell Brightwell (née Wilkin), in white Empire-line dress with blue sash, white cloak with black and white striped border tied with ribbon at neck, lace collar, white bonnet adorned with white ribbon and blue and white feathers, lace frill under peak, tied under chin with white ribbon, upswept dark hair dressed in curls; red curtain, pillar and sky backbround
signed with initials and dated 'AR 1810' (top left)
rectangular, 3 7/16 x 2¾ in. (87 x 69 mm.), silver-gilt frame
A young lady called Mary Snell Brightwell (née Wilkin), in white Empire-line dress with blue sash, white cloak with black and white striped border tied with ribbon at neck, lace collar, white bonnet adorned with white ribbon and blue and white feathers, lace frill under peak, tied under chin with white ribbon, upswept dark hair dressed in curls; red curtain, pillar and sky backbround
signed with initials and dated 'AR 1810' (top left)
rectangular, 3 7/16 x 2¾ in. (87 x 69 mm.), silver-gilt frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady called Mary Snell Brightwell (née Wilkin), in white Empire-line dress with blue sash, white cloak with black and white striped border tied with ribbon at neck, lace collar, white bonnet adorned with white ribbon and blue and white feath by Andrew Robertson was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007. It changed hands for a price of GBP 2,375.00 (€ 3,325.61) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Andrew Robertson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife, which sold at auction in July 2010 for GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,769.40).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young lady called Mary Snell Brightwell (née Wilkin), in white Empire-line dress with blue sash, white cloak with black and white striped border tied with ribbon at neck, lace collar, white bonnet adorned with white ribbon and blue and white feath von Andrew Robertson kam im November 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 2.375,00 (€ 3.325,61) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Andrew Robertson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife beobachtet, die im Juli 2010 für GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.769,40) versteigert wurde.
Andrew Robertson - Auction history
