Matthew Snelling
A gentleman, facing right in black doublet with gold buttons, white lawn collar with tassels, black cloak, shoulder-length brown hair, beard and moustache
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 68
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 68
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 3.290 GBP
Price realised: 3.290 GBP
Description
MATTHEW SNELLING (fl. 1644-1670)
A gentleman, facing right in black doublet with gold buttons, white lawn collar with tassels, black cloak, shoulder-length brown hair, beard and moustache
signed and dated on the reverse 'M:S fc Novembur, 1647'
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2½ in. (63 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting
A gentleman, facing right in black doublet with gold buttons, white lawn collar with tassels, black cloak, shoulder-length brown hair, beard and moustache
signed and dated on the reverse 'M:S fc Novembur, 1647'
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2½ in. (63 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Matthew Snelling achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2000. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work A gentleman, facing right in black doublet with gold buttons, white lawn collar with tassels, black cloak, shoulder-length brown hair, beard and moustache sold for GBP 3,290.00 (€ 5,377.38) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00. Admittedly, works by Matthew Snelling have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A gentleman, in black habit slashed on front and sleeves to reveal white, white lawn collar with tassels, long brown curling hair; tan-coloured curtain and sky background, gold edge border in November 2007 with an auction result of GBP 23,300.00 (€ 32,626.03).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Matthew Snelling erzielte im November 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit A gentleman, facing right in black doublet with gold buttons, white lawn collar with tassels, black cloak, shoulder-length brown hair, beard and moustache für GBP 3.290,00 (€ 5.377,38) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Matthew Snelling auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A gentleman, in black habit slashed on front and sleeves to reveal white, white lawn collar with tassels, long brown curling hair; tan-coloured curtain and sky background, gold edge border im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 23.300,00 (€ 32.626,03).
Matthew Snelling - Auction history
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