John Bostock
Rose Bradwardine, The Heroine Of Walter Scott'S Novel "Waverley"
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 50
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 50
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
John Bostock
1826-1869
ROSE BRADWARDINE, THE HEROINE OF WALTER SCOTT'S NOVEL "WAVERLEY"
signed and inscribed with the title and the artist's address on the reverse
oil on panel
45.5 by 35 cm.; 18 by 13 ¾ in.
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 12 May 1970, lot 298; | Christie's, London, 19 November 1970, lot 34; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, by whom sold to Malcolm Foster in January 1971; | Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 2 April 1975, lot 207; | Forbes Magazine Collection, New York; | Richard Green, c. 1978; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 2 October 1979, lot 190; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 1 April 1980, lot. 208 where bought by Lady Scott
1826-1869
ROSE BRADWARDINE, THE HEROINE OF WALTER SCOTT'S NOVEL "WAVERLEY"
signed and inscribed with the title and the artist's address on the reverse
oil on panel
45.5 by 35 cm.; 18 by 13 ¾ in.
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 12 May 1970, lot 298; | Christie's, London, 19 November 1970, lot 34; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, by whom sold to Malcolm Foster in January 1971; | Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 2 April 1975, lot 207; | Forbes Magazine Collection, New York; | Richard Green, c. 1978; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 2 October 1979, lot 190; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 1 April 1980, lot. 208 where bought by Lady Scott
A top price for John Bostock
In November 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, which included the work Rose Bradwardine, The Heroine Of Walter Scott'S Novel "Waverley" by John Bostock. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,068.06), 50% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Rose Bradwardine, The Heroine Of Walter Scott'S Novel "Waverley" the most expensive artwork by John Bostock that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Bostock
Im November 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rose Bradwardine, The Heroine Of Walter Scott'S Novel "Waverley" von John Bostock zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.068,06) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rose Bradwardine, The Heroine Of Walter Scott'S Novel "Waverley" zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Bostock, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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