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- A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock
John Wright
A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 115
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 115
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Description
JOHN WRIGHT (BRITISH, FL. C. 1800)
A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock
signed and dated on the reverse 'Jn' Wright pinx Burlington Garden corner of Old Bond St 1811'
oval, 3in. (76mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock
signed and dated on the reverse 'Jn' Wright pinx Burlington Garden corner of Old Bond St 1811'
oval, 3in. (76mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
The work A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock by John Wright was sold in the Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures auction at Christies in London in December 2003. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,015.75 (€ 1,438.68), 27% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John Wright have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock in May 2002 with an auction result of GBP 6,572.50 (€ 10,292.62).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 27 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A gentleman, in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, frilled white shirt and stock von John Wright wurde im Dezember 2003 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.015,75 (€ 1.438,68) und damit 27% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Wright auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock im Mai 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.572,50 (€ 10.292,62).