Horace Hone, ARA
A portrait miniature of an officer, possibly a member of Admiral Vernon's family, wearing red coat with blue collar, white waistcoat, chemise and lace cravat, black stock, his powdered wig worn en queue
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.658 GBP
Price realised: 1.658 GBP
Description
Horace Hone, ARA (Irish, circa 1756-1825)
A portrait miniature of an officer, possibly a member of Admiral Vernon's family, wearing red coat with blue collar, white waistcoat, chemise and lace cravat, black stock, his powdered wig worn en queue.
Watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, HH/ 177*, mounted in a silver and gold bracelet clasp, set with cushion-shaped diamonds, weighing approximately 1.20 carats total, suspended from a chased surmount.
Oval, 41mm (1 5/8in) high
Basil Harcourt Vernon of Timperley, Cheshire, and thence by descent.
A portrait miniature of an officer, possibly a member of Admiral Vernon's family, wearing red coat with blue collar, white waistcoat, chemise and lace cravat, black stock, his powdered wig worn en queue.
Watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, HH/ 177*, mounted in a silver and gold bracelet clasp, set with cushion-shaped diamonds, weighing approximately 1.20 carats total, suspended from a chased surmount.
Oval, 41mm (1 5/8in) high
Basil Harcourt Vernon of Timperley, Cheshire, and thence by descent.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In April this year Bonhams held the auction Old Master Paintings, which included the work A portrait miniature of an officer, possibly a member of Admiral Vernon's family, wearing red coat with blue collar, white waistcoat, chemise and lace cravat, black stock, his powdered wig worn en queue by Horace Hone. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 1,657.50 (€ 1,889.01). Admittedly, works by Horace Hone have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806) in March 2017 with an auction result of GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,916.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im April diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Old Master Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit A portrait miniature of an officer, possibly a member of Admiral Vernon's family, wearing red coat with blue collar, white waistcoat, chemise and lace cravat, black stock, his powdered wig worn en queue von Horace Hone zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 1.657,50 (€ 1.889,01) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Horace Hone auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir William Forbes, 6Th Bt. Of Pitsligo (1739-1806) im März 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.916,33).
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