Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Portrait of the Hon. William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough, and 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763-1845), three-quarter-length, in a dark coat and white shirt with a ruff, leaning on a globe and holding a scroll of paper, standing by a draped curta
Found at
Christies,
London
The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry, Lot 31
22. May - 23. May 2014
The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry, Lot 31
22. May - 23. May 2014
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A. (Springfield, Pennsylvania, 1738-1820 London)
Portrait of the Hon. William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough, and 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763-1845), three-quarter-length, in a dark coat and white shirt with a ruff, leaning on a globe and holding a scroll of paper, standing by a draped curtain
signed and dated 'B.West. 1777.' and inscribed 'The PROVINCES of / NEW YORK / and / NEW JERSEY' (lower centre, on the scroll)
oil on canvas
36.1/8 x 28¼ in. (91.6 x 71.8 cm.)
in the original fluted frame with an early 19th century addition
Portrait of the Hon. William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough, and 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763-1845), three-quarter-length, in a dark coat and white shirt with a ruff, leaning on a globe and holding a scroll of paper, standing by a draped curtain
signed and dated 'B.West. 1777.' and inscribed 'The PROVINCES of / NEW YORK / and / NEW JERSEY' (lower centre, on the scroll)
oil on canvas
36.1/8 x 28¼ in. (91.6 x 71.8 cm.)
in the original fluted frame with an early 19th century addition
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Benjamin West achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2014. In the The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry auction, the work {Portrait of the Hon. William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough, and 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763-1845), three-quarter-length, in a dark coat and white shirt with a ruff, leaning on a globe and holding a scroll of paper, standing by a d 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Benjamin West erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry wurde die Arbeit Portrait of the Hon. William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough, and 3rd Earl of Mornington (1763-1845), three-quarter-length, in a dark coat and white shirt with a ruff, leaning on a globe and holding a scroll of paper, standing by a draped curta für GBP 40.000,00 (€ 49.161,29) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. 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
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