Michael Dahl

Portrait of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a green dress and a pink mantle

Found at Christies, London
The Cowdray Sale: Works of Art from Cowdray Park and Dunecht House,At Cowdray Park, West Sussex, Lot 682
13. Sep - 15. Sep 2011
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Michael Dahl (Stockholm ?1659-1743 London)
Portrait of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a green dress and a pink mantle
oil on canvas, oval
30½ x 25½ in. (77.5 x 64.8 cm.)
in a contemporary carved and gilded 'oak-leaf' frame

Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.

This artwork by Michael Dahl achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2011. In the The Cowdray Sale: Works of Art from Cowdray Park and Dunecht House,At Cowdray Park, West Sussex auction, the work Portrait of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a green dress and a pink mantle sold for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,795.45) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Michael Dahl have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Double Portrait Of A Lady And A Gentleman in December 2017 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 63,301.14).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Michael Dahl erzielte im September 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Cowdray Sale: Works of Art from Cowdray Park and Dunecht House,At Cowdray Park, West Sussex wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a green dress and a pink mantle für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.795,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michael Dahl auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Double Portrait Of A Lady And A Gentleman im Dezember 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 63.301,14).

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