Gervase Spencer
A young lady, in blue-trimmed white dress with frilled collar, blue hat, drop-pearl earring
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 8
30. May - 31. May 2012
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 8
30. May - 31. May 2012
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Description
GERVASE SPENCER (BRITISH, C. 1715-1763)
A young lady, in blue-trimmed white dress with frilled collar, blue hat, drop-pearl earring
signed with initials and dated 'GS 1751' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) high, gold frame
A young lady, in blue-trimmed white dress with frilled collar, blue hat, drop-pearl earring
signed with initials and dated 'GS 1751' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) high, gold frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady, in blue-trimmed white dress with frilled collar, blue hat, drop-pearl earring by Gervase Spencer was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2012. The price achieved of GBP 2,125.00 (€ 2,647.66) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,500.00 – 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Gervase Spencer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750, which sold at auction in May 2020 for GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,632.01).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young lady, in blue-trimmed white dress with frilled collar, blue hat, drop-pearl earring von Gervase Spencer kam im Mai 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.125,00 (€ 2.647,66) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Gervase Spencer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 beobachtet, die im Mai 2020 für GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.632,01) versteigert wurde.
Gervase Spencer - Auction history
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