Charles Shirreff

A young lady believed to be Mrs. Smith, facing left in white dress with pale blue bodice and fichu, powdered curling hair

Found at Christies, London
WORKS OF ART FROM THE MARGARET CADMAN COLLECTION, Lot 200
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2002

Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 470 GBP

Description

Charles Shirreff (b.circa 1750)
A young lady believed to be Mrs. Smith, facing left in white dress with pale blue bodice and fichu, powdered curling hair
gilt pendant frame engraved 'In Memory of M rs . Smith who died at B.H. Bristol 27th Nov r 1793 Aged 22 Years', gold wire and lock of hair on translucent glass within plaited hair border
oval, 2¾ in. (70 mm.) high

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A young lady believed to be Mrs. Smith, facing left in white dress with pale blue bodice and fichu, powdered curling hair by Charles Shirreff was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2002. The price achieved of GBP 470.00 (€ 736.00) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 400.00 – 600.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Charles Shirreff achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A young lady called Miss Caroline [..., facing right in lace-bordered white dress with blue detail at right shoulder, white stole draped around her neck, tied blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair|AID902686] in December 2002 with an auction result of GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,704.42).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A young lady believed to be Mrs. Smith, facing left in white dress with pale blue bodice and fichu, powdered curling hair von Charles Shirreff kam im November 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 470,00 (€ 736,00) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Charles Shirreff erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A young lady called Miss Caroline [..., facing right in lace-bordered white dress with blue detail at right shoulder, white stole draped around her neck, tied blue ribbon in her long powdered curling hair|AID902686] im Dezember 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.704,42).