John Smart
Portrait Of Thomas Cockburn (1763-1850)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 303
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 303
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Description
JOHN SMART
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS COCKBURN (1763-1850)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed hair and blue glass reverse, set with the monogram: TC;
signed lower left: JS / 1790 / I
67 by 51 mm.
Edward M. Hodgkins, by 1904; | Baron Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (d. 1940), Frankfurt; | sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 10-11 March 1950, lot 151; | Donald de Matalba, New York; | Edward Grosvenor Paine (d. 1989), New Orleans; | his sale, London, Christie's, 12 October 1982, lot 87
London 1741 - 1811
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS COCKBURN (1763-1850)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed hair and blue glass reverse, set with the monogram: TC;
signed lower left: JS / 1790 / I
67 by 51 mm.
Edward M. Hodgkins, by 1904; | Baron Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (d. 1940), Frankfurt; | sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 10-11 March 1950, lot 151; | Donald de Matalba, New York; | Edward Grosvenor Paine (d. 1989), New Orleans; | his sale, London, Christie's, 12 October 1982, lot 87
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 Thomas Cockburn (1763-1850) sold for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,682.95) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by John Smart have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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 Thomas Cockburn (1763-1850) für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.682,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Smart auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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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