John Alexander
Portrait Of John Belsches Of Invermay, Three-Quarter-Length, Standing In An Interior, Wearing A Grey Coat Over A Richly Embroidered Red Waistcoat, Resting His Right Hand On A Book
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 24
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 24
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Alexander
ABERDEEN OR EDINBURGH C. 1690 - BEFORE 1768 EDINBURGH
PORTRAIT OF JOHN BELSCHES OF INVERMAY, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, STANDING IN AN INTERIOR, WEARING A GREY COAT OVER A RICHLY EMBROIDERED RED WAISTCOAT, RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON A BOOK
signed and dated lower left: Alex r: pinxit A:D:1739.;
inscribed on the letter: To/ M r:John Belfches/ Advocatt/ Edin
oil on canvas
127.7 x 101.8 cm.; 50 1/4 x 40 1/8 in.
ABERDEEN OR EDINBURGH C. 1690 - BEFORE 1768 EDINBURGH
PORTRAIT OF JOHN BELSCHES OF INVERMAY, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, STANDING IN AN INTERIOR, WEARING A GREY COAT OVER A RICHLY EMBROIDERED RED WAISTCOAT, RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON A BOOK
signed and dated lower left: Alex r: pinxit A:D:1739.;
inscribed on the letter: To/ M r:John Belfches/ Advocatt/ Edin
oil on canvas
127.7 x 101.8 cm.; 50 1/4 x 40 1/8 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of John Belsches Of Invermay, Three-Quarter-Length, Standing In An Interior, Wearing A Grey Coat Over A Richly Embroidered Red Waistcoat, Resting His Right Hand On A Book by John Alexander was sold in the Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian auction at Sothebys in London in March 2017. The price achieved of GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,508.27) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Alexander - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, which sold at auction in October 2018 for USD 60,000.00 (€ 52,947.41).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of John Belsches Of Invermay, Three-Quarter-Length, Standing In An Interior, Wearing A Grey Coat Over A Richly Embroidered Red Waistcoat, Resting His Right Hand On A Book von John Alexander wurde im März 2017 in der Auktion Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.508,27) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von John Alexander mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Good Fences Make Good Neighbors beobachtet, die im Oktober 2018 für USD 60.000,00 (€ 52.947,41) versteigert wurde.
John Alexander - Auction history
