Nelson, Horatio Lord
Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), With A Lengthy Postscript By Emma Hamilton, To George Matcham
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Description
Nelson, Horatio Lord
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("NELSON & BRONTE"), WITH A LENGTHY POSTSCRIPT BY EMMA HAMILTON, TO GEORGE MATCHAM
EXPRESSING THEIR SHARED ANGER AND CONTEMPT FOR THE RECENT BEHAVIOUR OF NELSON'S WIFE, Nelson also discussing the Matchams' plans for a visit to Europe ("...The environs of both Dresden & Vienna are beautiful I believe Dresden much the cheapest place..."), Emma Hamilton writing on domestic affairs, looking forward to a visit from the Matchams and describing a recent ball ("...We have had a delightfull Ball Charlotte out did herself Like an angel
"...What impudent Pride may do is not worth consideration except return the Card from whence it came..."
George Matcham (Nelson's brother-in-law), thence by descent; London, Sotheby’s, Trafalgar: Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars, 5 October 2005, lot 39
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("NELSON & BRONTE"), WITH A LENGTHY POSTSCRIPT BY EMMA HAMILTON, TO GEORGE MATCHAM
EXPRESSING THEIR SHARED ANGER AND CONTEMPT FOR THE RECENT BEHAVIOUR OF NELSON'S WIFE, Nelson also discussing the Matchams' plans for a visit to Europe ("...The environs of both Dresden & Vienna are beautiful I believe Dresden much the cheapest place..."), Emma Hamilton writing on domestic affairs, looking forward to a visit from the Matchams and describing a recent ball ("...We have had a delightfull Ball Charlotte out did herself Like an angel
"...What impudent Pride may do is not worth consideration except return the Card from whence it came..."
George Matcham (Nelson's brother-in-law), thence by descent; London, Sotheby’s, Trafalgar: Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars, 5 October 2005, lot 39
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Horatio Nelson could be acquired at Sothebys in London in January 2018 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Of Royal and Noble Descent auction, the work Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), With A Lengthy Postscript By Emma Hamilton, To George Matcham changed hands for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,558.60) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Other works by Horatio Nelson have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in January 2018 by the work Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory at GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,408.31).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Horatio Nelson konnte im Januar 2018 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Of Royal and Noble Descent wechselte die Arbeit Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), With A Lengthy Postscript By Emma Hamilton, To George Matcham für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.558,60) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Horatio Nelson wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Januar 2018 die Arbeit Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), To Emma Hamilton, On His Imminent Departure On The Victory mit GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.408,31).
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