Horace Hone, A.R.A.
A young lady, facing right in ruffle-bordered white dress, brown cloak draped over her shoulders, a portrait miniature suspended from a string of pearls at corsage tied with a large blue bow, tied black ribbon choker, pearls in her long powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 173
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 173
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Description
HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (1754/56-1825)
A young lady, facing right in ruffle-bordered white dress, brown cloak draped over her shoulders, a portrait miniature suspended from a string of pearls at corsage tied with a large blue bow, tied black ribbon choker, pearls in her long powdered hair
signed with monogram and dated 'HH 1786' (lower left)
oval, 3 in. (76 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with locks of hair, seed pearls and gold wire
A young lady, facing right in ruffle-bordered white dress, brown cloak draped over her shoulders, a portrait miniature suspended from a string of pearls at corsage tied with a large blue bow, tied black ribbon choker, pearls in her long powdered hair
signed with monogram and dated 'HH 1786' (lower left)
oval, 3 in. (76 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with locks of hair, seed pearls and gold wire
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work A young lady, facing right in ruffle-bordered white dress, brown cloak draped over her shoulders, a portrait miniature suspended from a string of pearls at corsage tied with a large blue bow, tied black ribbon choker, pearls in her long powdered hair by Horace Hone was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 4,541.00 (€ 6,525.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. 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 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A young lady, facing right in ruffle-bordered white dress, brown cloak draped over her shoulders, a portrait miniature suspended from a string of pearls at corsage tied with a large blue bow, tied black ribbon choker, pearls in her long powdered hair von Horace Hone kam im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.541,00 (€ 6.525,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. 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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