John Cox Dillman Engleheart

Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, quarter-length in scholars robes and a portrait of a lady, quarter-length, in a pink dress,

Found at Christies, London
The Contents of Harrington House, Leamington Spa,, Lot 470
4. May - 4. May 2000
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.820 GBP
John Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782 - 1862)
Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, quarter-length in scholars robes and a portrait of a lady, quarter-length, in a pink dress,
inscribed on the reverse 'J.D. Engleheart pinxit 1814/1815 Old Newham Street London'
watercolour on ivory
3½ x 2½in. (8.9 x 6.4cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.

This artwork by John Cox Dillman Engleheart achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2000. In the The Contents of Harrington House, Leamington Spa, auction, the work Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, quarter-length in scholars robes and a portrait of a lady, quarter-length, in a pink dress, sold for GBP 2,820.00 (€ 4,525.06) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Cox Dillman Engleheart; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The left eye of the artist's sister, Mary Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782-1845), later Mrs John Pyne, brown iris with curling lock of brown hair sold at auction in December 2002 with the realized price of GBP 5,736.00 (€ 8,805.05).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Cox Dillman Engleheart erzielte im Mai 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Contents of Harrington House, Leamington Spa, wurde die Arbeit Portrait miniature of a Gentleman, quarter-length in scholars robes and a portrait of a lady, quarter-length, in a pink dress, für GBP 2.820,00 (€ 4.525,06) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Cox Dillman Engleheart; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The left eye of the artist's sister, Mary Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782-1845), later Mrs John Pyne, brown iris with curling lock of brown hair im Dezember 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 5.736,00 (€ 8.805,05).

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