Francis Sartorius
The Chaise Match Run On Newmarket Heath On Wednesday 29 August 1750
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Description
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804)
The chaise match run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday 29 August 1750
inscribed 'The Chaise Match Run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday the 29 t h of August 1750./This Match was the Consequence of a Wager of 1000 Guineas laid by ye. Earls' of March & Eglintowne on the/one side With Theobald Toafe and Andrew Sprowle Esq r e s . on the other. That four Horses Should Draw a Carriage with/four Running Wheels with a Person in or upon it 19 Miles in one Hour which was Perfom'd in 53 Minutes & 27 Seconds/Three of the horses had won Plates & all bred & Train'd for Running. the Two Leading Horses including Riders, Saddles &c/Carried about 8 Stone each Wheel Horse about 7 Stone. the Chaise with the Boy that Rode in it weigh'd about 24 Stone.' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
20 x 30¼ in. (50.8 x 77 cm.)
The chaise match run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday 29 August 1750
inscribed 'The Chaise Match Run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday the 29 t h of August 1750./This Match was the Consequence of a Wager of 1000 Guineas laid by ye. Earls' of March & Eglintowne on the/one side With Theobald Toafe and Andrew Sprowle Esq r e s . on the other. That four Horses Should Draw a Carriage with/four Running Wheels with a Person in or upon it 19 Miles in one Hour which was Perfom'd in 53 Minutes & 27 Seconds/Three of the horses had won Plates & all bred & Train'd for Running. the Two Leading Horses including Riders, Saddles &c/Carried about 8 Stone each Wheel Horse about 7 Stone. the Chaise with the Boy that Rode in it weigh'd about 24 Stone.' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
20 x 30¼ in. (50.8 x 77 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Chaise Match Run On Newmarket Heath On Wednesday 29 August 1750 by Francis Sartorius was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2013. The price achieved of GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,425.63) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francis Sartorius - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Full Cry, which sold at auction in April 2015 for USD 81,250.00 (€ 72,791.61).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Chaise Match Run On Newmarket Heath On Wednesday 29 August 1750 von Francis Sartorius kam im Juni 2013 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.425,63) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Francis Sartorius mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Full Cry beobachtet, die im April 2015 für USD 81.250,00 (€ 72.791,61) versteigert wurde.
Francis Sartorius - Auction history
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