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- Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock
John Wright
Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 139
28. May - 28. May 2002
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 139
28. May - 28. May 2002
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 6.573 GBP
Price realised: 6.573 GBP
Description
JOHN WRIGHT (d. 1820)
Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock
signed and inscribed on the backing paper 'J Wright Burlington Gardens corner of Old Bond Sr -'
oval, 3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock
signed and inscribed on the backing paper 'J Wright Burlington Gardens corner of Old Bond Sr -'
oval, 3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A top price for John Wright
This artwork by John Wright achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2002. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock sold for GBP 6,572.50 (€ 10,292.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,500.00. This high result makes Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock the most expensive artwork by John Wright that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Wright
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Wright erzielte im Mai 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock für GBP 6.572,50 (€ 10.292,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Captain Gilbert Heathcote, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons and gold epaulettes, white waistcoat and black stock zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Wright, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.