Charles Shirreff
Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 123
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 123
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.820 GBP
Price realised: 2.820 GBP
Description
CHARLES SHIRREFF (b. c. 1750)
Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background
oval, 2 11/16 in. (69 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with translucent blue glass reverse on a foil ground
Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background
oval, 2 11/16 in. (69 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with translucent blue glass reverse on a foil ground
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Charles Shirreff achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2001. In the Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the auction, the work Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background sold for GBP 2,820.00 (€ 4,487.51) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Shirreff; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 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] sold at auction in December 2002 with the realized price of GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,704.42).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Shirreff erzielte im November 2001 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the wurde die Arbeit Commander James Oswald, facing right in gold-edged blue coat and white waistcoat with gilt buttons, pleated jabot, powdered short hair and sidewhiskers; sky background für GBP 2.820,00 (€ 4.487,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Shirreff; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen 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 dem Hammerpreis von GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.704,42).
Charles Shirreff - Auction history
![Charles Sherriff - 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](/images/charles-sherriff_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_320x320.jpg)
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