Charles Philips

Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior

Found at Christies, London
A House on the Wiltshire Downs, Lot 45
6. Mar - 6. Mar 2008

Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 54.500 GBP

Description

Charles Philips (1708-1748)
Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior
signed and dated 'CP[linked]hilips. pinxit 1733.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36½ x 53½ in. (92.7 x 135.9 cm.)

A top price for Charles Philips - as previously expected

In March 2008 Christies in London held the auction A House on the Wiltshire Downs, which included the work Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior by Charles Philips. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 50,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 54,500.00 (€ 68,465.52) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior is the most expensive artwork by Charles Philips that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Im März 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion A House on the Wiltshire Downs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior von Charles Philips zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 54.500,00 (€ 68.465,52) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Group portrait of a family, possibly members of the Vernon family, with a servant, in an elegant interior das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Philips, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.