John Smart
Portrait Of James Hunter Blair, Later Sir James, 1St Bt. (1741-1787)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 297
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 297
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.375 GBP
Price realised: 3.375 GBP
Description
JOHN SMART
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF JAMES HUNTER BLAIR, LATER SIR JAMES, 1 ST BT. (1741-1787)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, the reverse engraved with the sitter's name;
signed with the artist's initials and dated lower left: JS / 1771
37 by 32 mm.
By family descent until, | sale, London, Christie's, 12 July 1983, lot 573
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF JAMES HUNTER BLAIR, LATER SIR JAMES, 1 ST BT. (1741-1787)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, the reverse engraved with the sitter's name;
signed with the artist's initials and dated lower left: JS / 1771
37 by 32 mm.
By family descent until, | sale, London, Christie's, 12 July 1983, lot 573
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Portrait Of James Hunter Blair, Later Sir James, 1St Bt. (1741-1787) by John Smart was sold in the The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III auction at Sothebys in London in December 2019. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 3,375.00 (€ 3,988.85). 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 leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of James Hunter Blair, Later Sir James, 1St Bt. (1741-1787) von John Smart wurde im Dezember 2019 in der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 3.375,00 (€ 3.988,85) einen neuen Besitzer. 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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