John Singleton Copley
Mrs. Samuel Watts (Sarah Osborne)
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 397.000 USD
Price realised: 397.000 USD
Description
John Singleton Copley1738-1815
MRS. SAMUEL WATTS (SARAH OSBORNE)
oil on canvas
29 by 24 in.
(73.6 by 60.9 cm)
Painted circa 1770.
Mrs. Samuel Watts (the sitter) | By descent in the family | Mrs. T.J. Lee, Longwood, Massachusetts, 1873 (great great granddaughter of sitter) | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, Boston, Massachusetts, 1928 | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, Jr., New York | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, III (sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 24-27, 1990, lot 1300B, illustrated in color) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
MRS. SAMUEL WATTS (SARAH OSBORNE)
oil on canvas
29 by 24 in.
(73.6 by 60.9 cm)
Painted circa 1770.
Mrs. Samuel Watts (the sitter) | By descent in the family | Mrs. T.J. Lee, Longwood, Massachusetts, 1873 (great great granddaughter of sitter) | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, Boston, Massachusetts, 1928 | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, Jr., New York | Mr. Frederick S. Moseley, III (sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 24-27, 1990, lot 1300B, illustrated in color) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, which included the work Mrs. Samuel Watts (Sarah Osborne) by John Singleton Copley. The price achieved of USD 397,000.00 (€ 255,141.39) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00. Other works by John Singleton Copley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2006 the work Portrait of James Tilley (1707-1765) was auctioned for USD 374,400.00 (€ 307,945.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture durch, in der auch die Arbeit Mrs. Samuel Watts (Sarah Osborne) von John Singleton Copley zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 397.000,00 (€ 255.141,39) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Singleton Copley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2006 die Arbeit Portrait of James Tilley (1707-1765) für USD 374.400,00 (€ 307.945,39) versteigert.
John Singleton Copley - Auction history
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