Marcus Stone, R.A.
Nell Gwynn 'Unfit for further service, having given their best strength and often their very limbs in the late struggle between King and Parliament, the old soldiers were cast adrift to wander about in rags. Nell Gwynne, the orange girl, carrying he
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian Pictures, Lot 79
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2001
Victorian Pictures, Lot 79
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2001
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Marcus Stone, R.A. (1840-1921)
Nell Gwynn
'Unfit for further service, having given their best strength and often their very limbs in the late struggle between King and Parliament, the old soldiers were cast adrift to wander about in rags. Nell Gwynne, the orange girl, carrying her basket to the playhouse, saw and pitied them, and in grander days Mrs. Eleanor Gwynne [sic] did not forget them. She it was who begged their hospital at Chelsea from the King.'
signed 'MARCUS STONE.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¾ x 20¼ in. (34.9 x 51.5 cm.)
Nell Gwynn
'Unfit for further service, having given their best strength and often their very limbs in the late struggle between King and Parliament, the old soldiers were cast adrift to wander about in rags. Nell Gwynne, the orange girl, carrying her basket to the playhouse, saw and pitied them, and in grander days Mrs. Eleanor Gwynne [sic] did not forget them. She it was who begged their hospital at Chelsea from the King.'
signed 'MARCUS STONE.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¾ x 20¼ in. (34.9 x 51.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
In November 2001 a collector was able to acquire the work Nell Gwynn 'Unfit for further service, having given their best strength and often their very limbs in the late struggle between King and Parliament, the old soldiers were cast adrift to wander about in rags. Nell Gwynne, the orange girl, carrying he by Marcus Stone for GBP 5,875 (€ 9,349). This price was achieved in the auction Victorian Pictures at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 6,000 – 8,000 Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Marcus Stone achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work My Lady is a Widow and Childless 'Tis better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow' William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry VIII, act II, scene, 3. in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 116,650 (€ 170,305).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im November 2001 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Nell Gwynn 'Unfit for further service, having given their best strength and often their very limbs in the late struggle between King and Parliament, the old soldiers were cast adrift to wander about in rags. Nell Gwynne, the orange girl, carrying he von Marcus Stone für GBP 5.875,00 (€ 9.348,98) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Victorian Pictures bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Marcus Stone erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit My Lady is a Widow and Childless 'Tis better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow' William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry VIII, act II, scene, 3. im Fe
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