John Cox Dillman Engleheart
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
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 285
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 285
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.736 GBP
Price realised: 5.736 GBP
Description
JOHN COX DILLMAN ENGLEHEART (1784-1862)
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
¾ in. (19 mm.) diam., gold brooch frame with glazed reverse with lock of hair, set on a rectangular blue velvet panel with inscription plaque
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
¾ in. (19 mm.) diam., gold brooch frame with glazed reverse with lock of hair, set on a rectangular blue velvet panel with inscription plaque
A top price for John Cox Dillman Engleheart
When the work 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 by John Cox Dillman Engleheart was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2002, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 5,736.00 (€ 8,805.05). This high result makes 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 the most expensive artwork by John Cox Dillman Engleheart that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Als 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 von John Cox Dillman Engleheart im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.736,00 (€ 8.805,05) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 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 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Cox Dillman Engleheart, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Cox Dillman Engleheart - Auction history
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