James Fellowes

Portrait of a young boy, three-quarter-length, in Roman costume, holding a pistol in his right hand

Found at Christies, London
British and Victorian Pictures, Lot 33
4. Sep - 4. Sep 2003
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.233 GBP
James Fellowes (Fl.1719-1751)
Portrait of a young boy, three-quarter-length, in Roman costume, holding a pistol in his right hand
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.1 x 63.5 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.

In September 2003 Christies in London held the auction British and Victorian Pictures, which included the work Portrait of a young boy, three-quarter-length, in Roman costume, holding a pistol in his right hand by James Fellowes. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,232.50 (€ 2,248.74), 49% above the upper estimate. Other works by James Fellowes have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 4,112.50 (€ 4,142.41) in September 2003 for the work Portrait of Margaret Aldersey, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress and blue wrap, a sqirrel by her side.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen

Im September 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Victorian Pictures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of a young boy, three-quarter-length, in Roman costume, holding a pistol in his right hand von James Fellowes zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.232,50 (€ 2.248,74) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von James Fellowes haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.112,50 (€ 4.142,41) im September 2003 für die Arbeit Portrait of Margaret Aldersey, three-quarter-length, in a yellow dress and blue wrap, a sqirrel by her side beobachtet.

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