Cornelius Johnson
Portrait Of Thomas, 1St Baron Coventry (1578-1640), Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 64
7. May - 7. May 2020
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 64
7. May - 7. May 2020
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Description
The Property of the Earl of Clarendon
CORNELIUS JOHNSON
London 1593 - 1661 Utrecht
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS, 1ST BARON COVENTRY (1578-1640), LORD KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL
signed and dated centre right: C. J. fecit / 1631
oil on canvas
125 x 104 cm.; 49¼ x 41 in.
ARTICLE:
The Clarendon Gallery: The famous collection of Lord Chancellor Clarendon Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-74), for his gallery at Clarendon House, London; | By descent to his son, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709), at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire; | Purchased by his brother, Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1642-1711), together with Cornbury Park and all its contents, in 1697; | By descent at Cornbury, and later The Grove, Hertfordshire, to his son, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester and later 4t
CORNELIUS JOHNSON
London 1593 - 1661 Utrecht
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS, 1ST BARON COVENTRY (1578-1640), LORD KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL
signed and dated centre right: C. J. fecit / 1631
oil on canvas
125 x 104 cm.; 49¼ x 41 in.
ARTICLE:
The Clarendon Gallery: The famous collection of Lord Chancellor Clarendon Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-74), for his gallery at Clarendon House, London; | By descent to his son, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709), at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire; | Purchased by his brother, Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1642-1711), together with Cornbury Park and all its contents, in 1697; | By descent at Cornbury, and later The Grove, Hertfordshire, to his son, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester and later 4t
A top price for Cornelius Johnson
This artwork by Cornelius Johnson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2020. In the Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection auction, the work Portrait Of Thomas, 1St Baron Coventry (1578-1640), Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal sold for GBP 87,500.00 (€ 97,134.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00. This high result makes Portrait Of Thomas, 1St Baron Coventry (1578-1640), Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal the most expensive artwork by Cornelius Johnson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cornelius Johnson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cornelius Johnson erzielte im Mai 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of Thomas, 1St Baron Coventry (1578-1640), Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal für GBP 87.500,00 (€ 97.134,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of Thomas, 1St Baron Coventry (1578-1640), Lord Keeper Of The Great Seal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cornelius Johnson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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