John Opie, R.A.
Portrait of A Boy, Bust-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Staff
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Description
John Opie, R.A. (1761-1807)
Portrait of a boy, bust-length, in a brown coat, holding a staff
oil on canvas
25 x 21 in. (63.4 x 53.3 cm.)
Portrait of a boy, bust-length, in a brown coat, holding a staff
oil on canvas
25 x 21 in. (63.4 x 53.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by John Opie achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2006. In the British and Victorian Pictures auction, the work Portrait of A Boy, Bust-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Staff sold for GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,853.54) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by John Opie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of Sir James Earle, Half-Length, Seated, In A Brown Coat And Striped Waistcoat; And Portrait Of Mary, Lady Earle, Half-Length, Seated At A Piano, In A White Dress And A Grey Coat in June 2001 with an auction result of GBP 10,340.00 (€ 17,176.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Opie erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Victorian Pictures wurde die Arbeit Portrait of A Boy, Bust-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Staff für GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.853,54) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Opie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir James Earle, Half-Length, Seated, In A Brown Coat And Striped Waistcoat; And Portrait Of Mary, Lady Earle, Half-Length, Seated At A Piano, In A White Dress And A Grey Coat im Juni 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.340,00 (€ 17.176,80).
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