Anne Mee
A double-sided portrait miniature of Mary, Countess of Chichester as a young lady and her brother, Lord Sidney Godolphus Osborne; she, full face in white dress with high standing frilled collar, blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair; he, as a
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 135
28. May - 28. May 2002
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 135
28. May - 28. May 2002
Estimate: 3.500 - 4.500 GBP
Price realised: 10.755 GBP
Price realised: 10.755 GBP
Description
ANNE MEE (c. 1770/75-1851)
A double-sided portrait miniature of Mary, Countess of Chichester as a young lady and her brother, Lord Sidney Godolphus Osborne; she, full face in white dress with high standing frilled collar, blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair; he, as a young child, in white dress with large purple sash, lace bonnet and purple lined straw hat with large purple bow
oval, 2¼ in. (56 mm.) high, gold fausse-montre frame with white enamel surround within pale blue and white enamel border with gold decoration, the reverse with white enamel surround within dark blue enamel and gold decoration border
A double-sided portrait miniature of Mary, Countess of Chichester as a young lady and her brother, Lord Sidney Godolphus Osborne; she, full face in white dress with high standing frilled collar, blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair; he, as a young child, in white dress with large purple sash, lace bonnet and purple lined straw hat with large purple bow
oval, 2¼ in. (56 mm.) high, gold fausse-montre frame with white enamel surround within pale blue and white enamel border with gold decoration, the reverse with white enamel surround within dark blue enamel and gold decoration border
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Anne Mee achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2002. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work A double-sided portrait miniature of Mary, Countess of Chichester as a young lady and her brother, Lord Sidney Godolphus Osborne; she, full face in white dress with high standing frilled collar, blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair; he, as a sold for GBP 10,755.00 (€ 16,842.48) - well above the uppe Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Anne Mee; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of Captain And Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Grosvenor (1764-1851) sold at auction in April 2008 with the realized price of GBP 19,700.00 (€ 25,114.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Anne Mee erzielte im Mai 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit A double-sided portrait miniature of Mary, Countess of Chichester as a young lady and her brother, Lord Sidney Godolphus Osborne; she, full face in white dress with high standing frilled collar, blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair; he, as a für GBP 10.755,00 (€ 16.842,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Anne Mee; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of Captain And Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Grosvenor (1764-1851) im April 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 19.700,00 (€ 25.114,72).
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