John Smart
Portrait Of David Shakespear (1751-1823)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 299
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 299
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Description
JOHN SMART
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF DAVID SHAKESPEAR (1751-1823)
Watercolour over pencil on paper, gold frame, glazed reverse;
inscribed verso: Mr Shake..[spear] / West Indian
55 by 45 mm.
Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (d. 1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist; | her sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 1937, lot 20; | sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 26 June 1980, lot 21
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF DAVID SHAKESPEAR (1751-1823)
Watercolour over pencil on paper, gold frame, glazed reverse;
inscribed verso: Mr Shake..[spear] / West Indian
55 by 45 mm.
Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (d. 1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist; | her sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 1937, lot 20; | sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 26 June 1980, lot 21
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Smart achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2019. In the The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III auction, the work Portrait Of David Shakespear (1751-1823) sold for GBP 8,750.00 (€ 10,341.48) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Smart achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab Of Arcot And Prince Of The Carnatic (1718-1795) in April 2008 with an auction result of GBP 120,500.00 (€ 153,620.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Smart erzielte im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of David Shakespear (1751-1823) für GBP 8.750,00 (€ 10.341,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Smart erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab Of Arcot And Prince Of The Carnatic (1718-1795) im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 120.500,00 (€ 153.620,47).
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