John Buncombe
An officer, probably of a militia regiment, in scarlet coat, wearing a bicorn, the shoulder belt plate with an eight-pointed silver star
Found at
Christies,
London
Silver and Plate, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Icons, Lot 1300
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2006
Silver and Plate, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Icons, Lot 1300
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2006
Estimate: 500 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 960 GBP
Price realised: 960 GBP
Description
JOHN BUNCOMBE, CIRCA 1810
An officer, probably of a militia regiment, in scarlet coat, wearing a bicorn, the shoulder belt plate with an eight-pointed silver star
on card, unframed
rectangular, 5 3/16 x 3 7/8 in. (134 x 98 mm.)
An officer, probably of a militia regiment, in scarlet coat, wearing a bicorn, the shoulder belt plate with an eight-pointed silver star
on card, unframed
rectangular, 5 3/16 x 3 7/8 in. (134 x 98 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work An officer, probably of a militia regiment, in scarlet coat, wearing a bicorn, the shoulder belt plate with an eight-pointed silver star by John Buncombe was sold in the Silver and Plate, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Icons auction at Christies in London in April 2006. It achieved a price of GBP 960.00 (€ 1,385.55), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Buncombe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Silhouette Of Captain Jack Butcher, Paymaster Of The 67Th Regiment In Calcutta, which sold at auction in September 2021 for GBP 3,825.00 (€ 4,450.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit An officer, probably of a militia regiment, in scarlet coat, wearing a bicorn, the shoulder belt plate with an eight-pointed silver star von John Buncombe wurde im April 2006 in der Auktion Silver and Plate, Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Icons bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 960,00 (€ 1.385,55) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Buncombe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Silhouette Of Captain Jack Butcher, Paymaster Of The 67Th Regiment In Calcutta beobachtet, die im September 2021 für GBP 3.825,00 (€ 4.450,44) versteigert wurde.
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