David Des Granges
A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls
Found at
Christies,
London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 19
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 19
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.700 GBP
Price realised: 13.700 GBP
Description
David des Granges (c.1611-c.1672)
A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls
on vellum laid down on playing card with a single heart
oval, 2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) high, gold frame, the wooden reverse with metal plaque inscribed 'Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort of King Charles II. given by H·M· to Alexander 3rd Earl of Antrim.'
A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls
on vellum laid down on playing card with a single heart
oval, 2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) high, gold frame, the wooden reverse with metal plaque inscribed 'Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort of King Charles II. given by H·M· to Alexander 3rd Earl of Antrim.'
A top price for David des Granges
In November 2007 Christies in London held the auction The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, which included the work A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls by David des Granges. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 13,700.00 (€ 19,183.54), 71% above the upper estimate. This high result makes A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls the most expensive artwork by David des Granges that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für David des Granges
Im November 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures durch, in der auch die Arbeit A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls von David des Granges zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 13.700,00 (€ 19.183,54) und damit 71% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A lady called Catherine of Braganza, in white silk-bordered russet dress, drop-pearl at corsage, blue shawl, pearl necklace, double drop-pearl earring, pearls in her upswept brown hair dressed in curls zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von David des Granges, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
David des Granges - Auction history
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