John Wootton
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) at the Siege of Tournai
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Description
oil on canvas, unlined
38 3/8 x 49 in. (97.5 x 124.4 cm.)
Miss Monica Partridge, daughter of Henry Ralph Champion Partridge and Lilia Gwendolyn Morris, the latter of whom was descended from Lady Anne Churchill, daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough and Charles Spencer, Duke of Sutherland, and by descent to the present owners.
38 3/8 x 49 in. (97.5 x 124.4 cm.)
Miss Monica Partridge, daughter of Henry Ralph Champion Partridge and Lilia Gwendolyn Morris, the latter of whom was descended from Lady Anne Churchill, daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough and Charles Spencer, Duke of Sutherland, and by descent to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) at the Siege of Tournai by John Wootton was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Christies in London in December 2018. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 68,750.00 (€ 76,593.60), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John Wootton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Hunting Party; Possibly Depicting Charles Spencer, 3Rd Duke Of Marlborough (1706-1758) And His Wife Elizabeth, Countess Of Marlborough (D.1761) in July 2012 with an auction result of GBP 577,250.00 (€ 735,261.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) at the Siege of Tournai von John Wootton wurde im Dezember 2018 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 76.593,60) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Wootton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Hunting Party; Possibly Depicting Charles Spencer, 3Rd Duke Of Marlborough (1706-1758) And His Wife Elizabeth, Countess Of Marlborough (D.1761) im Juli 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 577.250,00 (€ 735.261,35).
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