Charles D'Agar

Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master Paintings, Lot 57
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2007
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Charles d'Agar Paris 1669-1723
Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval
the first, inscribed and dated 'William Wodehoufe Esq./1720.' (lower right); the second, inscribed and dated 'Mifs Wodehoufe./1720' (lower right)
oil on canvas
the first 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. 76.5 x 63.8 cm.; the second 29¾ x 24 5/8 in. 75.6 x 62.5 cm.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.

The work Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval by Charles d'Agar was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2007. It achieved a price of USD 23,750.00 (€ 16,415.54), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. Admittedly, works by Charles d'Agar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Double portrait of Lady Henrietta and Lady Mary Godolphin, daughters of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, full-length, the former standing in classical dress with a pink cloak, holding a parrot and a bunch of grapes, the latter seated in a white dress in September 2011 with an auction result of GBP 61,250.00 (€ 71,155

Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait of William Wodehouse, half-length, in a blue jacket, white scarf and robe, in a painted oval; and Portrait of Sophia Wodehouse, in a pink dress with white chemise and blue shawl, holding a garland, a landscape beyond, in a painted oval von Charles d'Agar kam im Oktober 2007 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 23.750,00 (€ 16.415,54) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Charles d'Agar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Double portrait of Lady Henrietta and Lady Mary Godolphin, daughters of Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, full-length, the former standing in classical dress with a pink cloak, holding a parrot and a bunch of grapes, the latter seated in a white dress im September 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 61.250,00 (€ 71.155,48).

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