Henry Burch
Mrs A. Dirom, facing left in white dress with light blue jacket, lace-bordered white cap in her powdered hair tied under her chin
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 128
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 128
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.434 GBP
Price realised: 1.434 GBP
Description
HENRY BURCH (B. 1763)
Mrs A. Dirom, facing left in white dress with light blue jacket, lace-bordered white cap in her powdered hair tied under her chin
oval, 2 11/16 in. (69 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with sitter's name in gold letters, lock of hair and gold wire on blue glass
Mrs A. Dirom, facing left in white dress with light blue jacket, lace-bordered white cap in her powdered hair tied under her chin
oval, 2 11/16 in. (69 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with sitter's name in gold letters, lock of hair and gold wire on blue glass
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Henry Burch achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2002. In the Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait auction, the work Mrs A. Dirom, facing left in white dress with light blue jacket, lace-bordered white cap in her powdered hair tied under her chin sold for GBP 1,434.00 (€ 2,201.26) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. Admittedly, works by Henry Burch 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 Miss Helen Grant, As A Child in April 2008 with an auction result of GBP 7,750.00 (€ 9,880.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry Burch erzielte im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait wurde die Arbeit Mrs A. Dirom, facing left in white dress with light blue jacket, lace-bordered white cap in her powdered hair tied under her chin für GBP 1.434,00 (€ 2.201,26) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Burch auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Miss Helen Grant, As A Child im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.750,00 (€ 9.880,15).
Henry Burch - Auction history
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