Anne Mee
The Hon. Elizabeth Cockayne, facing right in white dress, gem-set gold brooch at corsage, gold-bordered green, orange and blue stole draped around her shoulders, drop pearl earring, her dark curled hair upswept; blue curtain background
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 131
28. May - 28. May 2002
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 131
28. May - 28. May 2002
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Description
ANNE MEE (c. 1770/75-1851)
The Hon. Elizabeth Cockayne, facing right in white dress, gem-set gold brooch at corsage, gold-bordered green, orange and blue stole draped around her shoulders, drop pearl earring, her dark curled hair upswept; blue curtain background
rectangular, 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in. (91 x 72 mm.), fitted red leather case
The Hon. Elizabeth Cockayne, facing right in white dress, gem-set gold brooch at corsage, gold-bordered green, orange and blue stole draped around her shoulders, drop pearl earring, her dark curled hair upswept; blue curtain background
rectangular, 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in. (91 x 72 mm.), fitted red leather case
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
In May 2002 Christies in London held the auction IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, which included the work The Hon. Elizabeth Cockayne, facing right in white dress, gem-set gold brooch at corsage, gold-bordered green, orange and blue stole draped around her shoulders, drop pearl earring, her dark curled hair upswept; blue curtain background by Anne Mee. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,015.75 (€ 1,590.68), 27% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Anne Mee achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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 27 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2002 führte Christies in London die Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Hon. Elizabeth Cockayne, facing right in white dress, gem-set gold brooch at corsage, gold-bordered green, orange and blue stole draped around her shoulders, drop pearl earring, her dark curled hair upswept; blue curtain background von Anne Mee zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.015,75 (€ 1.590,68) und damit 27% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Anne Mee erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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).
