Henry Pierce Bone
Henry Bone, R.A (1755-1834), the artist's father, facing right in black coat and waistcoat and frilled cravat; draped red curtain background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 39
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 39
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.560 GBP
Price realised: 9.560 GBP
Description
HENRY PIERCE BONE (1779-1855)
Henry Bone, R.A (1755-1834), the artist's father, facing right in black coat and waistcoat and frilled cravat; draped red curtain background
enamel on copper
oval, 4 13/16 in. (122 mm.) high, fitted red leather case
Henry Bone, R.A (1755-1834), the artist's father, facing right in black coat and waistcoat and frilled cravat; draped red curtain background
enamel on copper
oval, 4 13/16 in. (122 mm.) high, fitted red leather case
Upper estimate price exceeded by 91 %.
This artwork by Henry Pierce Bone 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 Henry Bone, R.A (1755-1834), the artist's father, facing right in black coat and waistcoat and frilled cravat; draped red curtain background sold for GBP 9,560.00 (€ 14,675.08) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henry Pierce Bone have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), as Chancellor of the Exchequer, full length in Chancellor's robes over black mourning suit, standing beside a George II giltwood console table from Spencer House draped with green in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 51,650.00 (€ 62,103.3
Oberer Schätzpreis um 91 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry Pierce Bone 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 Henry Bone, R.A (1755-1834), the artist's father, facing right in black coat and waistcoat and frilled cravat; draped red curtain background für GBP 9.560,00 (€ 14.675,08) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Pierce Bone auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), as Chancellor of the Exchequer, full length in Chancellor's robes over black mourning suit, standing beside a George II giltwood console table from Spencer House draped with green im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 51.650,00 (€ 62.103,31).
Henry Pierce Bone - Auction history
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