John Miers
A gentleman and a lady, in profile left and right respectively: he, in a coat and frilled cravat; she, wearing a dress with frill at the back, her curling hair upswept
Found at
Christies,
London
AT HOME - PORTRAIT MINIATURES, OBJECTS OF VERTU, ICONS, RUSS, Lot 11
18. May - 18. May 2004
AT HOME - PORTRAIT MINIATURES, OBJECTS OF VERTU, ICONS, RUSS, Lot 11
18. May - 18. May 2004
Estimate: 300 - 400 GBP
Price realised: 478 GBP
Price realised: 478 GBP
Description
John Miers
A gentleman and a lady, in profile left and right respectively: he, in a coat and frilled cravat; she, wearing a dress with frill at the back, her curling hair upswept
painted on plaster, broken trade label no. 11 on reverses, convex glass, rectangular black frames with verre-eglomisé borders
ovals, 3½ in. (89 mm.) high (2)
A gentleman and a lady, in profile left and right respectively: he, in a coat and frilled cravat; she, wearing a dress with frill at the back, her curling hair upswept
painted on plaster, broken trade label no. 11 on reverses, convex glass, rectangular black frames with verre-eglomisé borders
ovals, 3½ in. (89 mm.) high (2)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In May 2004 Christies in London held the auction AT HOME - PORTRAIT MINIATURES, OBJECTS OF VERTU, ICONS, RUSS, which included the work A gentleman and a lady, in profile left and right respectively: he, in a coat and frilled cravat; she, wearing a dress with frill at the back, her curling hair upswept by John Miers. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 478.00 (€ 717.18), 20% above the upper estimate. Other works by John Miers have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of AUD 1,997.50 (€ 1,192.44) in December 2003 for the work Two Regency Portrait Silhouettes.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Mai 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion AT HOME - PORTRAIT MINIATURES, OBJECTS OF VERTU, ICONS, RUSS durch, in der auch die Arbeit A gentleman and a lady, in profile left and right respectively: he, in a coat and frilled cravat; she, wearing a dress with frill at the back, her curling hair upswept von John Miers zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 478,00 (€ 717,18) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von John Miers haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von AUD 1.997,50 (€ 1.192,44) im Dezember 2003 für die Arbeit Two Regency Portrait Silhouettes beobachtet.
John Miers - Auction history
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