Henry Pickering
Portrait Of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4Th Bt. (1701-1767), Of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, And His Family, Seated Around A Harpsichord
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 223.250 GBP
Price realised: 223.250 GBP
Description
Henry Pickering
UNKNOWN FL.1740 - 1771 MANCHESTER
PORTRAIT OF SIR WOLSTAN DIXIE, 4TH BT. (1701-1767), OF BOSWORTH HALL, LEICESTERSHIRE, AND HIS FAMILY, SEATED AROUND A HARPSICHORD
signed and dated lower right: H. Pickering / pinxit 1755
oil on canvas
232 by 400 cm; 91 by 157 1/2 in.
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Bt. (1701-1767), Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire; | thence by descent until acquired by the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), Buxted Park, East Sussex; | sold by order of the Trustees of her deceased estate, London, Sotheby's, 29th May 1963, lot 134 (bt. for £300 by the father of the present owner); | thence by descent
UNKNOWN FL.1740 - 1771 MANCHESTER
PORTRAIT OF SIR WOLSTAN DIXIE, 4TH BT. (1701-1767), OF BOSWORTH HALL, LEICESTERSHIRE, AND HIS FAMILY, SEATED AROUND A HARPSICHORD
signed and dated lower right: H. Pickering / pinxit 1755
oil on canvas
232 by 400 cm; 91 by 157 1/2 in.
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Bt. (1701-1767), Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire; | thence by descent until acquired by the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), Buxted Park, East Sussex; | sold by order of the Trustees of her deceased estate, London, Sotheby's, 29th May 1963, lot 134 (bt. for £300 by the father of the present owner); | thence by descent
A top price for Henry Pickering
The work Portrait Of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4Th Bt. (1701-1767), Of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, And His Family, Seated Around A Harpsichord by Henry Pickering was worth GBP 223,250.00 (€ 258,969.33) to a buyer in December 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait Of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4Th Bt. (1701-1767), Of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, And His Family, Seated Around A Harpsichord the most expensive artwork by Henry Pickering that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Henry Pickering
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4Th Bt. (1701-1767), Of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, And His Family, Seated Around A Harpsichord von Henry Pickering war einem Käufer im Dezember 2010 GBP 223.250,00 (€ 258.969,33) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4Th Bt. (1701-1767), Of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, And His Family, Seated Around A Harpsichord zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Henry Pickering, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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