Andrew Robertson
The artist's first wife Jenny, in profile to left, in long sleeved white dress, blue bracelets and red coral necklace, gold comb holding her dark upswept and curled hair, seated, her right elbow leaning against the back of a red upholstered sofa, her
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 292
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 292
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.880 GBP
Price realised: 1.880 GBP
Description
ANDREW ROBERTSON (1777-1845)
The artist's first wife Jenny, in profile to left, in long sleeved white dress, blue bracelets and red coral necklace, gold comb holding her dark upswept and curled hair, seated, her right elbow leaning against the back of a red upholstered sofa, her gloved hands clasped; pillar and red curtain background
rectangular, 35/8 x 27/8 in. (92 x 72 mm.), gilt-metal mount within wood frame
The artist's first wife Jenny, in profile to left, in long sleeved white dress, blue bracelets and red coral necklace, gold comb holding her dark upswept and curled hair, seated, her right elbow leaning against the back of a red upholstered sofa, her gloved hands clasped; pillar and red curtain background
rectangular, 35/8 x 27/8 in. (92 x 72 mm.), gilt-metal mount within wood frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by 57 %.
The work The artist's first wife Jenny, in profile to left, in long sleeved white dress, blue bracelets and red coral necklace, gold comb holding her dark upswept and curled hair, seated, her right elbow leaning against the back of a red upholstered sofa, her by Andrew Robertson was sold in the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction at Christies in London in November 2000. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,880.00 (€ 3,072.79), 57% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 57 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The artist's first wife Jenny, in profile to left, in long sleeved white dress, blue bracelets and red coral necklace, gold comb holding her dark upswept and curled hair, seated, her right elbow leaning against the back of a red upholstered sofa, her von Andrew Robertson wurde im November 2000 in der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.880,00 (€ 3.072,79) und damit 57% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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
Other artists in this auction
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