Charles Bestland - 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

Charles Bestland

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

Found at Christies, London
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 138
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
CHARLES BESTLAND (ENGLISH, FL. C. 1780-1837)
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
signed 'C. Bestland' (lower right) and signed and dated on the backing paper 'Painted by C Bestland 1797'
oval, 3 in. (76 mm.) high, modern silver-gilt frame with glazed reverse

A top price for Charles Bestland

This artwork by Charles Bestland achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2006. In the Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures auction, 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 sold for GBP 7,200.00 (€ 10,692.23) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes 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 the most expensive artwork by Charles Bestland that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Bestland

Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Bestland erzielte im November 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures wurde 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 für GBP 7.200,00 (€ 10.692,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 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 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Bestland, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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