Gervase Spencer
Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 152
7. May - 7. May 2020
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 152
7. May - 7. May 2020
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
GERVASE SPENCER
1705 - 1763
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY, CIRCA 1750
Enamel, silver-gilt frame with openwork border set with garnets and turquoise
4.2 by 3.3 cm., 1⅝ by 1¼ in.
Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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Lieutenant-Colonel John Chandos-Pole (d. 1909), Newnhall Hall, Northamptonshire; | by family descent until; | sale, London, Christie's, 11 June 1994, lot 293; | sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 2014, lot 425
1705 - 1763
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY, CIRCA 1750
Enamel, silver-gilt frame with openwork border set with garnets and turquoise
4.2 by 3.3 cm., 1⅝ by 1¼ in.
Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
To view shipping calculator, please click here
Lieutenant-Colonel John Chandos-Pole (d. 1909), Newnhall Hall, Northamptonshire; | by family descent until; | sale, London, Christie's, 11 June 1994, lot 293; | sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 2014, lot 425
A top price for Gervase Spencer
When the work Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 by Gervase Spencer was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,632.01). This high result makes Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 the most expensive artwork by Gervase Spencer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gervase Spencer
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 von Gervase Spencer im Mai 2020 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.632,01) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gervase Spencer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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