Horace Hone, A.R.A.

Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820), in white lace-bordered dress, peach sash tied around waist, pearls on her sleeve, around her neck and adorning her powdered, upswept hair also decorated with peach ribbon

Found at Christies, London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 15
30. May - 31. May 2012
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1754/56 - 1825/27)
Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820), in white lace-bordered dress, peach sash tied around waist, pearls on her sleeve, around her neck and adorning her powdered, upswept hair also decorated with peach ribbon
signed with monogram and dated 'HH 1804' (lower right)
signed, dated and inscribed on the counter-enamel 'HHone A.R.A Pinx t 1804' and 'Frederica - Charlotte - - Ulrica - Catarina. Dutchess [sic] of York. Born may 7. 1767. This Enamel copy'd from a miniature in Water Colours which was painted in 1792 by HHone A.R.A. from Her Roy l High s The Duch s of York, for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales'
enamel on copper
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

The work Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820), in white lace-bordered dress, peach sash tied around waist, pearls on her sleeve, around her neck and adorning her powdered, upswept hair also decorated with peach ribbon by Horace Hone was sold in the Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in May 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 6,250.00 (€ 7,787.23), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Other works by Horace Hone have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,916.33) in March 2017 for the work Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820), in white lace-bordered dress, peach sash tied around waist, pearls on her sleeve, around her neck and adorning her powdered, upswept hair also decorated with peach ribbon von Horace Hone wurde im Mai 2012 in der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.250,00 (€ 7.787,23) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Andere Arbeiten von Horace Hone haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.916,33) im März 2017 für die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806) beobachtet.

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