Catherine Read
Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
Catherine Read (1723-1778)
Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman
with inscription 'Isabella Countess of Sefton/Daughter Will a m . Earl of Harring/ton' (on the original label attached to the backboard)
pastel on paper
23¼ x 18 in. (59 x 45.7 cm.)
in a pierced and carved contemporary gilded frame
Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman
with inscription 'Isabella Countess of Sefton/Daughter Will a m . Earl of Harring/ton' (on the original label attached to the backboard)
pastel on paper
23¼ x 18 in. (59 x 45.7 cm.)
in a pierced and carved contemporary gilded frame
A top price for Catherine Read
This artwork by Catherine Read achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2012. In the Mount Congreve: The London Sale auction, the work Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman sold for GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,238.28) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. This high result makes Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman the most expensive artwork by Catherine Read that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Catherine Read
Dieses Kunstwerk von Catherine Read erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Mount Congreve: The London Sale wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman für GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.238,28) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Catherine Read, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Catherine Read - Auction history
