Henry William Pickersgill, R.A.
Portrait Of Thomas Richter, Three-Quarter-Length, Seated In A Black Suit, With A Paper In His Right Hand
Found at
Christies,
London
Christie's Interiors Including the Tessa Kennedy Collection, Lot 65
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2014
Christie's Interiors Including the Tessa Kennedy Collection, Lot 65
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2014
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Description
Henry William Pickersgill, R.A. (1782-1875)
Portrait of Thomas Richter, three-quarter-length, seated in a black suit, with a paper in his right hand
signed and dated 'HW Pickersgill: RA 1847' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
50.1/4 x 40 1/8 in. (127.6 x 102 cm.)
Portrait of Thomas Richter, three-quarter-length, seated in a black suit, with a paper in his right hand
signed and dated 'HW Pickersgill: RA 1847' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
50.1/4 x 40 1/8 in. (127.6 x 102 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Henry William Pickersgill achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2014. In the Christie's Interiors Including the Tessa Kennedy Collection auction, the work Portrait Of Thomas Richter, Three-Quarter-Length, Seated In A Black Suit, With A Paper In His Right Hand sold for GBP 1,750.00 (€ 2,118.11) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henry William Pickersgill have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work L'improvisatrice in July this year with an auction result of GBP 10,240.00 (€ 11,946.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry William Pickersgill erzielte im März 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors Including the Tessa Kennedy Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of Thomas Richter, Three-Quarter-Length, Seated In A Black Suit, With A Paper In His Right Hand für GBP 1.750,00 (€ 2.118,11) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry William Pickersgill auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit L'improvisatrice im Juli diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.240,00 (€ 11.946,98).
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