John Jules Nimmo
A young boy, in lace-bordered bright-blue dress, fair hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 167
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 167
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 2.032 GBP
Price realised: 2.032 GBP
Description
JOHN JULES NIMMO (FRENCH, C. 1830 - AFTER 1881)
A young boy, in lace-bordered bright-blue dress, fair hair
signed and dated 'NIMMO 1868' (upper right)
oval, 2½ in. (64 mm.) high, ormolu easel frame by Picart with outer beaded border, the reverse scratched with the artist's address J. Nimmo 9 rue de Verneuil Paris
A young boy, in lace-bordered bright-blue dress, fair hair
signed and dated 'NIMMO 1868' (upper right)
oval, 2½ in. (64 mm.) high, ormolu easel frame by Picart with outer beaded border, the reverse scratched with the artist's address J. Nimmo 9 rue de Verneuil Paris
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Jules Nimmo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2004. In the IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES auction, the work A young boy, in lace-bordered bright-blue dress, fair hair sold for GBP 2,031.50 (€ 3,048.00) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Jules Nimmo; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Comte d'Escars, full face in dark green coat with crimson piping and silver-embroidered crimson collar, silver epaulettes and lacing, white shirt and black stock, the silver buttons engraved with crowned initials 'C', wearing the Royal French Orders sold at auction in November 2000 with the realized price of GBP 2,350.00 (€ 3,840.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Jules Nimmo erzielte im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES wurde die Arbeit A young boy, in lace-bordered bright-blue dress, fair hair für GBP 2.031,50 (€ 3.048,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Jules Nimmo; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Comte d'Escars, full face in dark green coat with crimson piping and silver-embroidered crimson collar, silver epaulettes and lacing, white shirt and black stock, the silver buttons engraved with crowned initials 'C', wearing the Royal French Orders im November 2000 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 2.350,00 (€ 3.840,98).
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