Nicholas Dixon - A gentleman, in gilt-studded armour, white lace cravat, long curling brown hair; pillar and sky background

Nicholas Dixon

A gentleman, in gilt-studded armour, white lace cravat, long curling brown hair; pillar and sky background

Found at Christies, London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 14
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Description
Nicholas Dixon (British, c. 1645-1708)
A gentleman, in gilt-studded armour, white lace cravat, long curling brown hair; pillar and sky background
signed with initials 'ND' (lower left)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2½ in. (70 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
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Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

In November 2007 Christies in London held the auction The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, which included the work A gentleman, in gilt-studded armour, white lace cravat, long curling brown hair; pillar and sky background by Nicholas Dixon. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 8,750.00 (€ 12,252.26). Other works by Nicholas Dixon have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 20,889.16) in December 2018 for the work Portrait Of James, Duke Of York, Later James Ii, King Of England (1633-1701), Circa 1665.

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Im November 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures durch, in der auch die Arbeit A gentleman, in gilt-studded armour, white lace cravat, long curling brown hair; pillar and sky background von Nicholas Dixon zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 8.750,00 (€ 12.252,26) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Nicholas Dixon haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 20.889,16) im Dezember 2018 für die Arbeit Portrait Of James, Duke Of York, Later James Ii, King Of England (1633-1701), Circa 1665 beobachtet.

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