John Simmons
Portrait of A Boy, Three-Quarter-Length, Traditionally Identified As 'Master Best', In A Blue Coat And Floral Waistcoat, Holding A Bow And Arrow, In A Wooded Landscape
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.736 GBP
Price realised: 5.736 GBP
Description
John Simmons (c.1715-1780)
Portrait of a boy, three-quarter-length, traditionally identified as 'Master Best', in a blue coat and floral waistcoat, holding a bow and arrow, in a wooded landscape
signed 'J.W. Simmons, pinx 4' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Portrait of a boy, three-quarter-length, traditionally identified as 'Master Best', in a blue coat and floral waistcoat, holding a bow and arrow, in a wooded landscape
signed 'J.W. Simmons, pinx 4' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2004 Christies in London held the auction British and Victorian Paintings, which included the work Portrait of A Boy, Three-Quarter-Length, Traditionally Identified As 'Master Best', In A Blue Coat And Floral Waistcoat, Holding A Bow And Arrow, In A Wooded Landscape by John Simmons. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 5,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 5,736.00 (€ 8,356.63) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by John Simmons have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii in December 2016 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 65,765.38).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Victorian Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of A Boy, Three-Quarter-Length, Traditionally Identified As 'Master Best', In A Blue Coat And Floral Waistcoat, Holding A Bow And Arrow, In A Wooded Landscape von John Simmons zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 5.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 5.736,00 (€ 8.356,63) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Simmons auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii im Dezember 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 65.765,38).
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