Charles Bestland
The Letter
Found at
Sothebys,
London (Online Auction)
Old Master and British Works on Paper Online, Lot 642
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2019
Old Master and British Works on Paper Online, Lot 642
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2019
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Description
CHARLES BESTLAND
1763-1837
The letter
Watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with bodycolour, gum arabic and pen and black ink;
signed lower left: Painted by / C. Bestland / 1792
300 by 376 mm (drawing)
481 by 633 mm (mount)
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Sale, London, Sotheby's, 12 February 1970, lot 125; | with The Fine Art Society, London; | acquired by Walter Brandt (1902-1978); | by family descent until the present owner
1763-1837
The letter
Watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with bodycolour, gum arabic and pen and black ink;
signed lower left: Painted by / C. Bestland / 1792
300 by 376 mm (drawing)
481 by 633 mm (mount)
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Sale, London, Sotheby's, 12 February 1970, lot 125; | with The Fine Art Society, London; | acquired by Walter Brandt (1902-1978); | by family descent until the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Letter by Charles Bestland was auctioned at Sothebys in London in September 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 600.00 – 800.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 375.00 (€ 423.14). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Charles Bestland achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester (1776-1834), In The Uniform of The First Regiment of Guards, Scarlet Coat With Gold-Bordered Blue Facings And Gold Epaulettes, Gold Gorget, Black Stock And Frilled Cravat, Powdered Hair in November 2006 with an auction result of GBP 7,200.00 (€ 10,692.23).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Letter von Charles Bestland im September 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 375,00 (€ 423,14) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Charles Bestland erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester (1776-1834), In The Uniform of The First Regiment of Guards, Scarlet Coat With Gold-Bordered Blue Facings And Gold Epaulettes, Gold Gorget, Black Stock And Frilled Cravat, Powdered Hair im November 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.200,00 (€ 10.692,23).
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