Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Portrait of Master Meyer
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 118
28.Jan - 28.Jan.2020
Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 118
28.Jan - 28.Jan.2020
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 10.000 USD
Price realised: 10.000 USD
Description
signed 'B.West' (lower left) and with inscription 'George Charles Meyer/ born April 26th. 1767./ died in the East Indies/ Son of Jeremiah Meyer/ R.A./ and of Barbara Meyer/ née Marsden./ drawing by Sir Ben[jamin]/ West...' (on an old label attached to the reverse of the frame)
black, white and sanguine chalk on blue paper
11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
with Leger Galleries, London, 1989, where purchased for the present collection.
black, white and sanguine chalk on blue paper
11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm)
with Leger Galleries, London, 1989, where purchased for the present collection.
Sold at the lower estimate price
In January 2020 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, which included the work Portrait of Master Meyer by Benjamin West. The result of USD 10,000.00 (€ 9,014.69) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Benjamin West achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Im Januar 2020 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Master Meyer von Benjamin West zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 10.000,00 (€ 9.014,69) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Benjamin West erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08).
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