Karl Anton Hickel
Portrait of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), bust-length, in a blue coat and white stock, feigned oval
Found at
Christies,
London
Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey, Lot 9
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2007
Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey, Lot 9
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
KARL ANTON HICKEL (Bohemia 1745-1798 Hamburg)
Portrait of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), bust-length, in a blue coat and white stock, feigned oval
Signed and dated 'A.Hickel 1793' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Sir John Scott, Lord Chancellor Eldon. By A. Hickel./This is a portrait, painted in 1793 by A. Hickel, of the late Rt Honble Sir John Scott, Earl of/Eldon, who died Janry 13th 1838 in the 87th year of his age, having been for nearly twenty-five years/Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. This picture belonged to him, and becoming under his will at his/decease the property of his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton was by her given to me./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)
Portrait of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), bust-length, in a blue coat and white stock, feigned oval
Signed and dated 'A.Hickel 1793' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Sir John Scott, Lord Chancellor Eldon. By A. Hickel./This is a portrait, painted in 1793 by A. Hickel, of the late Rt Honble Sir John Scott, Earl of/Eldon, who died Janry 13th 1838 in the 87th year of his age, having been for nearly twenty-five years/Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. This picture belonged to him, and becoming under his will at his/decease the property of his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton was by her given to me./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 82 %.
This artwork by Anton Hickel achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2007. In the Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey auction, the work Portrait of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), bust-length, in a blue coat and white stock, feigned oval sold for GBP 4,560.00 (€ 6,879.99) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Anton Hickel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Bildnis der Caroline Pichler und ihres Bruders., which sold at auction in June 2020 for CHF 14,940.00 (€ 14,051.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 82 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Anton Hickel erzielte im Januar 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey wurde die Arbeit Portrait of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), bust-length, in a blue coat and white stock, feigned oval für GBP 4.560,00 (€ 6.879,99) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Anton Hickel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Bildnis der Caroline Pichler und ihres Bruders. beobachtet, die im Juni 2020 für CHF 14.940,00 (€ 14.051,40) versteigert wurde.
Anton Hickel - Auction history
