Matthew Snelling
Portrait Of Elizabeth May, 1646
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 6
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 6
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Description
Matthew Snelling
FL. 1644-1670
PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH MAY, 1646
with dark brown hair dressed in ringlets, wearing a silver-embroidered pale yellow gown, pearl earrings and necklace, sky and landscape background
signed inscribed and dated verso: MS / fe 1646 / Elizabeth May
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, held in a gilt-metal frame
6.5 by 5.2 cm.; 2 1/2 by 2 1/16 in.
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, The Connoisseur's Cabinet, 10 April 2001, lot 615
FL. 1644-1670
PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH MAY, 1646
with dark brown hair dressed in ringlets, wearing a silver-embroidered pale yellow gown, pearl earrings and necklace, sky and landscape background
signed inscribed and dated verso: MS / fe 1646 / Elizabeth May
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, held in a gilt-metal frame
6.5 by 5.2 cm.; 2 1/2 by 2 1/16 in.
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, The Connoisseur's Cabinet, 10 April 2001, lot 615
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait Of Elizabeth May, 1646 by Matthew Snelling was worth GBP 22,500.00 (€ 27,053.71) to a buyer in July 2010. This price was achieved in the auction An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Matthew Snelling; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 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 sold at auction in November 2007 with the realized price of GBP 23,300.00 (€ 32,626.03).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Elizabeth May, 1646 von Matthew Snelling war einem Käufer im Juli 2010 GBP 22.500,00 (€ 27.053,71) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Matthew Snelling; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen 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 dem Hammerpreis von GBP 23.300,00 (€ 32.626,03).
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