George Engleheart
A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 225
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 225
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 45.410 GBP
Price realised: 45.410 GBP
Description
GEORGE ENGLEHEART (1750-1829)
A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair
signed on the obverse with initials 'E' (lower right) and signed and dated on the backing paper 'G Engleheart Pinxit 1807'
rectangular, 3 3/8 x 2¾ in. (86 x 69 mm.), gold frame with bright-cut border, glazed reverse to show signature
A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair
signed on the obverse with initials 'E' (lower right) and signed and dated on the backing paper 'G Engleheart Pinxit 1807'
rectangular, 3 3/8 x 2¾ in. (86 x 69 mm.), gold frame with bright-cut border, glazed reverse to show signature
A top price for George Engleheart
The work A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair by George Engleheart was worth GBP 45,410.00 (€ 69,706.62) to a buyer in December 2002. This price was achieved in the auction Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair the most expensive artwork by George Engleheart that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Engleheart
Die Arbeit A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair von George Engleheart war einem Käufer im Dezember 2002 GBP 45.410,00 (€ 69.706,62) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A young lady, facing right in low-cut white dress, white shirt with high standing lace-bordered collar, lace cap and straw bonnet tied with white ribbons in her dark brown curling hair zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Engleheart, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
George Engleheart - Auction history
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