Lawrence Hilliard
A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background
Found at
Christies,
London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 17
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 17
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Description
Lawrence Hilliard (British, 1581/82-1647/48)
A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background
inscribed on blue background in gold 'Ano Dmni. 1629' (upper left)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, turned wood frame
A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background
inscribed on blue background in gold 'Ano Dmni. 1629' (upper left)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, turned wood frame
A top price for Laurence Hilliard
The work A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background by Laurence Hilliard was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 10,000.00 (€ 14,002.59), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background is even the most expensive work of art by Laurence Hilliard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Laurence Hilliard
Die Arbeit A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background von Laurence Hilliard kam im November 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 10.000,00 (€ 14.002,59) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A gentleman, in black doublet, white lace ruff, curling brown hair, sideburns, moustache and pointed beard; blue background sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Laurence Hilliard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Laurence Hilliard - Auction history
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