Nicholas Dixon
A young lady, facing left in low-cut red dress with white underdress, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, brown stole pinned with jewelled brooch at shoulder, string of pearls and jewelled brooch at corsage, drop pearl earrings, her long dark hair d
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 65
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 65
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.875 GBP
Price realised: 5.875 GBP
Description
NICHOLAS DIXON (c. 1645 - after 1708)
A young lady, facing left in low-cut red dress with white underdress, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, brown stole pinned with jewelled brooch at shoulder, string of pearls and jewelled brooch at corsage, drop pearl earrings, her long dark hair dressed in curls and falling over her right shoulder
signed with monogram 'ND' (lower right)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting
A young lady, facing left in low-cut red dress with white underdress, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, brown stole pinned with jewelled brooch at shoulder, string of pearls and jewelled brooch at corsage, drop pearl earrings, her long dark hair dressed in curls and falling over her right shoulder
signed with monogram 'ND' (lower right)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work A young lady, facing left in low-cut red dress with white underdress, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, brown stole pinned with jewelled brooch at shoulder, string of pearls and jewelled brooch at corsage, drop pearl earrings, her long dark hair d by Nicholas Dixon was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 5,875.00 (€ 9,602.46), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nicholas Dixon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of James, Duke Of York, Later James Ii, King Of England (1633-1701), Circa 1665, which sold at auction in December 2018 for GBP 18,750.00 (€ 20,889.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A young lady, facing left in low-cut red dress with white underdress, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, brown stole pinned with jewelled brooch at shoulder, string of pearls and jewelled brooch at corsage, drop pearl earrings, her long dark hair d von Nicholas Dixon kam im November 2000 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 5.875,00 (€ 9.602,46) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Für andere Arbeiten von Nicholas Dixon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of James, Duke Of York, Later James Ii, King Of England (1633-1701), Circa 1665 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2018 für GBP 18.750,00 (€ 20.889,16) versteigert wurde.
Nicholas Dixon - Auction history
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