Henry William Pickersgill, R.A.
Portrait of Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. (1786-1854), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Royal Artillery, holding a plumed helmet in his right hand, by a pillar
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Description
Henry William Pickersgill, R.A. (London 1782-1875)
Portrait of Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. (1786-1854), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Royal Artillery, holding a plumed helmet in his right hand, by a pillar
with an extensive old handwritten biographical inscription listing the sitter's various Orders 'Sir John Conroy, Bart, Pickersgill Pinxit Knight Commander, of the Guelphic, Order, Knight Commander of St Bento, D., airs of Portugal, Grand Cross, of the Saxon Order, of Ernestine Grand Cross of the tower & Sword of Portugal. Nat. 1876. Ob. 1854. etc.' (on back of canvas)
oil on canvas
56 x 44 in. (142.4 x 111.4 cm.)
Portrait of Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. (1786-1854), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Royal Artillery, holding a plumed helmet in his right hand, by a pillar
with an extensive old handwritten biographical inscription listing the sitter's various Orders 'Sir John Conroy, Bart, Pickersgill Pinxit Knight Commander, of the Guelphic, Order, Knight Commander of St Bento, D., airs of Portugal, Grand Cross, of the Saxon Order, of Ernestine Grand Cross of the tower & Sword of Portugal. Nat. 1876. Ob. 1854. etc.' (on back of canvas)
oil on canvas
56 x 44 in. (142.4 x 111.4 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Portrait of Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. (1786-1854), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Royal Artillery, holding a plumed helmet in his right hand, by a pillar by Henry William Pickersgill was sold in the Victorian & Traditionalist Pictures auction at Christies in London in September 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 6,250.00 (€ 8,962.04), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Other works by Henry William Pickersgill have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 10,240.00 (€ 11,946.98) in July this year for the work L'improvisatrice.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. (1786-1854), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Royal Artillery, holding a plumed helmet in his right hand, by a pillar von Henry William Pickersgill wurde im September 2007 in der Auktion Victorian & Traditionalist Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.250,00 (€ 8.962,04) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Andere Arbeiten von Henry William Pickersgill haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.240,00 (€ 11.946,98) im Juli diesen Jahres für die Arbeit L'improvisatrice beobachtet.
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