Horace Hone, A.R.A.
A young gentleman called R. Harmsworth, in blue coat with large silver buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted white cravat with pleated jabot, grey-powdered wig; sky background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 127
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 127
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Description
HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1754/56-1825/27)
A young gentleman called R. Harmsworth, in blue coat with large silver buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted white cravat with pleated jabot, grey-powdered wig; sky background
signed with initials and dated 'HH 1789' (lower right)
oval, 2 7/16 in. (61 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with bright-cut border, the polished reverse with central panel of plaited brown hair surrounded by engraved ribbon-twist and foliate bands and inscription 'R. HARMSWORTH MY DEAR LOVE 1790'
A young gentleman called R. Harmsworth, in blue coat with large silver buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted white cravat with pleated jabot, grey-powdered wig; sky background
signed with initials and dated 'HH 1789' (lower right)
oval, 2 7/16 in. (61 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with bright-cut border, the polished reverse with central panel of plaited brown hair surrounded by engraved ribbon-twist and foliate bands and inscription 'R. HARMSWORTH MY DEAR LOVE 1790'
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Horace Hone achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2008. In the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work A young gentleman called R. Harmsworth, in blue coat with large silver buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted white cravat with pleated jabot, grey-powdered wig; sky background sold for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 5,514.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Horace Hone - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806), which sold at auction in March 2017 for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,916.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Horace Hone erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit A young gentleman called R. Harmsworth, in blue coat with large silver buttons, buff-coloured waistcoat and knotted white cravat with pleated jabot, grey-powdered wig; sky background für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 5.514,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Horace Hone mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806) beobachtet, die im März 2017 für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.916,33) versteigert wurde.
Horace Hone - Auction history
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