David Martin
Portraits Of Emilia Belsches (1730-1807), Half-Length, In A Silver Embroidered Dress With A Book In Her Hands; And Her Sister, Mary Belsches, Half-Length, In A Pink Dress
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 321
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 321
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
David Martin
ANSTRUTHER, FIFE 1737 - 1798 EDINBURGH
PORTRAITS OF EMILIA BELSCHES (1730-1807), HALF-LENGTH, IN A SILVER EMBROIDERED DRESS WITH A BOOK IN HER HANDS; AND HER SISTER, MARY BELSCHES, HALF-LENGTH, IN A PINK DRESS
Quantity: 2
each inscribed on the reverse with the identity of the sitter
both oil on canvas
each: 76.5 x 63 cm.; 30 x 24 3/4 in.
ANSTRUTHER, FIFE 1737 - 1798 EDINBURGH
PORTRAITS OF EMILIA BELSCHES (1730-1807), HALF-LENGTH, IN A SILVER EMBROIDERED DRESS WITH A BOOK IN HER HANDS; AND HER SISTER, MARY BELSCHES, HALF-LENGTH, IN A PINK DRESS
Quantity: 2
each inscribed on the reverse with the identity of the sitter
both oil on canvas
each: 76.5 x 63 cm.; 30 x 24 3/4 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portraits Of Emilia Belsches (1730-1807), Half-Length, In A Silver Embroidered Dress With A Book In Her Hands; And Her Sister, Mary Belsches, Half-Length, In A Pink Dress by David Martin was sold in the Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian auction at Sothebys in London in March 2017. The price achieved of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,859.51) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by David Martin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (1741-1817), three-quarter-length, in a cream suit, seated at a desk reading; and Portrait of his wife, Lady Elizabeth Carnegie, Countess of Hopetoun (d. 1793), three-quarter-length, in a blue dress, seated wit in October 2001 with an auction res
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portraits Of Emilia Belsches (1730-1807), Half-Length, In A Silver Embroidered Dress With A Book In Her Hands; And Her Sister, Mary Belsches, Half-Length, In A Pink Dress von David Martin wurde im März 2017 in der Auktion Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.859,51) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von David Martin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit [Portrait of James, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun (1741-1817), three-quarter-length, in a cream suit, seated at a desk reading; and Portrait of his wife, Lady Elizabeth Carnegie, Countess of Hopetoun (d. 1793), three-quarter-length, in a blue dress, seated w
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