Anne Mee
Lady Caroline Lamb, Née Ponsonby (1785-1828), In White Dress, White Ribbon Tied Around Her Waist, Coral Necklace, Upswept Curling Brown Hair; Sky Background
Found at
Christies,
London
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 20
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 20
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
Anne Mee, Née Foldsone (British, C. 1770/1775 - 1851)
Lady Caroline Lamb, Née Ponsonby (1785-1828), In White Dress, White Ribbon Tied Around Her Waist, Coral Necklace, Upswept Curling Brown Hair; Sky Background
signed on the reverse 'M. M:_ / [...]_'
on ivory
oval, 3.1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, in red leather hinged travelling case
Lady Caroline Lamb, Née Ponsonby (1785-1828), In White Dress, White Ribbon Tied Around Her Waist, Coral Necklace, Upswept Curling Brown Hair; Sky Background
signed on the reverse 'M. M:_ / [...]_'
on ivory
oval, 3.1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, in red leather hinged travelling case
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Anne Mee achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2013. In the A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot auction, the work Lady Caroline Lamb, Née Ponsonby (1785-1828), In White Dress, White Ribbon Tied Around Her Waist, Coral Necklace, Upswept Curling Brown Hair; Sky Background sold for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,016.83) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,500.00. Admittedly, works by Anne Mee have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of Captain And Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Grosvenor (1764-1851) in April 2008 with an auction result of GBP 19,700.00 (€ 25,114.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Anne Mee erzielte im November 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot wurde die Arbeit Lady Caroline Lamb, Née Ponsonby (1785-1828), In White Dress, White Ribbon Tied Around Her Waist, Coral Necklace, Upswept Curling Brown Hair; Sky Background für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.016,83) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Anne Mee auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Captain And Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Grosvenor (1764-1851) im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 19.700,00 (€ 25.114,72).
Anne Mee - Auction history
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