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- Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape
James Millar
Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 28.800 GBP
Price realised: 28.800 GBP
Description
James Millar (fl.1763-1805)
Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a green coat, holding a gun, two dogs and a partridge at his feet, in a wooded landscape
signed and dated 'Ja:s Millar pinx.t/1790' (centre left)
oil on canvas
93¾ x 57¾ in. (146.7 x 238.2 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a green coat, holding a gun, two dogs and a partridge at his feet, in a wooded landscape
signed and dated 'Ja:s Millar pinx.t/1790' (centre left)
oil on canvas
93¾ x 57¾ in. (146.7 x 238.2 cm.)
A top price for James Millar
In May 2006 Christies in London held the auction Sporting Art, which included the work Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape by James Millar. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 28,800.00 (€ 42,038.62), 15% above the upper estimate. With this result, Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape is even the most expensive work of art by James Millar that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Millar
Im Mai 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Sporting Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape von James Millar zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 28.800,00 (€ 42.038,62) und damit 15% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portrait of A Gentleman, Full-Length, In A Green Coat, Holding A Gun, Two Dogs And A Partridge At His Feet, In A Wooded Landscape sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Millar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.