Hugh Douglas Hamilton, R.H.A.
Portrait of Christopher Norton (circa 1740-1799) , small half-length, in a brown coat and blue waistcoat
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 177
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 177
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
pastel
10 ½ x 9 in. (26.6 x 22.8 cm.), oval
in the original carved and gilded frame
James Byres of Tonley; recorded in the 1790 inventory of Byres' house, Strada Paolina, Rome, as in the writing room. | Patrick Byres of Tonley, and by descent. | Christie's, London, 22 November 1977, lot 108. | with Colnaghi, London.
10 ½ x 9 in. (26.6 x 22.8 cm.), oval
in the original carved and gilded frame
James Byres of Tonley; recorded in the 1790 inventory of Byres' house, Strada Paolina, Rome, as in the writing room. | Patrick Byres of Tonley, and by descent. | Christie's, London, 22 November 1977, lot 108. | with Colnaghi, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Hugh Douglas Hamilton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2016. In the Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours auction, the work Portrait of Christopher Norton (circa 1740-1799) , small half-length, in a brown coat and blue waistcoat sold for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,153.08) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Hugh Douglas Hamilton achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Double Portrait of Mary, Countess of Erne, with her daughter Lady Caroline Crichton, later Lady Wharncliffe, full-length, seated, the former in a brown dress with a yellow sash, wearing a large straw hat, with a mandolin beside her, the latter showin in May 2004 with an auction result of GBP 542,850.00 (€ 81
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hugh Douglas Hamilton erzielte im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Christopher Norton (circa 1740-1799) , small half-length, in a brown coat and blue waistcoat für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.153,08) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Hugh Douglas Hamilton erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Double Portrait of Mary, Countess of Erne, with her daughter Lady Caroline Crichton, later Lady Wharncliffe, full-length, seated, the former in a brown dress with a yellow sash, wearing a large straw hat, with a mandolin beside her, the latter showin im Mai 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 542.850,00 (€ 814.474,95).
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