John Smart
Portrait Of John James Smart (1805-1870)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 323
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 323
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Description
JOHN SMART
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF JOHN JAMES SMART (1805-1870)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame with split-pearl border, the reverse with glazed opalescent glass reserve, set with a lock of hair;
signed with the artist's initials and dated lower left: J.S. / 1807
61 by 46 mm.
Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (d. 1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist and granddaughter of the sitter; | her sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 1937, lot 63; | Ernst Holzscheiter (d. 1962), Meilen; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 28 March 1977, lot 42; | Mrs Marjorie Sales; | sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 1983, lot 154
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF JOHN JAMES SMART (1805-1870)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame with split-pearl border, the reverse with glazed opalescent glass reserve, set with a lock of hair;
signed with the artist's initials and dated lower left: J.S. / 1807
61 by 46 mm.
Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (d. 1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist and granddaughter of the sitter; | her sale, London, Christie's, 26 November 1937, lot 63; | Ernst Holzscheiter (d. 1962), Meilen; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 28 March 1977, lot 42; | Mrs Marjorie Sales; | sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 1983, lot 154
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 John James Smart (1805-1870) sold for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 14,034.86) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. 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 John James Smart (1805-1870) für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 14.034,86) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. 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).
John Smart - Auction history
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