Bernard Lens, III
Portrait of Sir Thomas Reade, 4th Bt (1684-1752), circa 1705
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 105
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 105
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 4.410 GBP
Price realised: 4.410 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Bernard Lens, III
London 1682 - 1740
Portrait of Sir Thomas Reade, 4 th Bt (1684-1752), circa 1705
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame with scroll surmount, the mother of pearl reverse decorated with monogram in gold piqué;
signed with initials centre left: BL
71 by 56 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 23 June 1981, lot 215; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Bernard Lens, III
London 1682 - 1740
Portrait of Sir Thomas Reade, 4 th Bt (1684-1752), circa 1705
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame with scroll surmount, the mother of pearl reverse decorated with monogram in gold piqué;
signed with initials centre left: BL
71 by 56 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 23 June 1981, lot 215; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait of Sir Thomas Reade, 4th Bt (1684-1752), circa 1705 by Bernard Lens III was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 4,410.00 (€ 4,926.36). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Bernard Lens III achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Self-Portrait Aged 27 in December 2019 with an auction result of GBP 50,000.00 (€ 59,094.15).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait of Sir Thomas Reade, 4th Bt (1684-1752), circa 1705 von Bernard Lens III im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.410,00 (€ 4.926,36) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Bernard Lens III erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Self-Portrait Aged 27 im Dezember 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 50.000,00 (€ 59.094,15).
Bernard Lens III - Auction history
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