John Astley
Portrait Of A Lady
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.500 GBP
Price realised: 6.500 GBP
Description
John Astley 1724-1787
1724 - 1787
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
half length, wearing a purple dress, a black lace choker, a pearl necklace and flowers in her hair
oil on canvas laid down on panel
62 by 52 cm., 24½ by 20½ in.
1724 - 1787
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
half length, wearing a purple dress, a black lace choker, a pearl necklace and flowers in her hair
oil on canvas laid down on panel
62 by 52 cm., 24½ by 20½ in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 30 %.
The work Portrait Of A Lady by John Astley was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 6,500.00 (€ 9,101.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 30%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Astley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair, which sold at auction in June 2005 for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 22,230.95).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 30 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady von John Astley kam im November 2007 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.500,00 (€ 9.101,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 30%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Astley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair beobachtet, die im Juni 2005 für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 22.230,95) versteigert wurde.
John Astley - Auction history
