Nicholas Hilliard
A Young Gentleman, In Embroidered Black Doublet With Black Buttons, Lace-Bordered White Lawn Collar, Long Curling Brown Hair Falling Over His Left Shoulder, Slight Moustache: Red Curtain Background Within Gold Border
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 93
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 93
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 38.400 GBP
Price realised: 38.400 GBP
Description
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619)
A young gentleman, in embroidered black doublet with black buttons, lace-bordered white lawn collar, long curling brown hair falling over his left shoulder, slight moustache: red curtain background within gold border
on vellum
oval, 1 5/8 in. (40 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse set with an enamel plaque painted with flowers in the manner of Henry Toutin
A young gentleman, in embroidered black doublet with black buttons, lace-bordered white lawn collar, long curling brown hair falling over his left shoulder, slight moustache: red curtain background within gold border
on vellum
oval, 1 5/8 in. (40 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse set with an enamel plaque painted with flowers in the manner of Henry Toutin
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, which included the work A Young Gentleman, In Embroidered Black Doublet With Black Buttons, Lace-Bordered White Lawn Collar, Long Curling Brown Hair Falling Over His Left Shoulder, Slight Moustache: Red Curtain Background Within Gold Border by Nicholas Hilliard. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 38,400.00 (€ 57,025.20), 54% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Nicholas Hilliard have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Highly Important Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England 1558-1603, In Gold Dress With Gold-Embroidered White Sleeves, The Bodice And Sleeves Slashed To Reveal White, The Bodice Richly Embellished With Gold-Set Ruby, Diamond And Drop in June 2007 with an auction result of GBP 276,000.00 (€ 409,57
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Young Gentleman, In Embroidered Black Doublet With Black Buttons, Lace-Bordered White Lawn Collar, Long Curling Brown Hair Falling Over His Left Shoulder, Slight Moustache: Red Curtain Background Within Gold Border von Nicholas Hilliard zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 38.400,00 (€ 57.025,20) und damit 54% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Nicholas Hilliard auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Highly Important Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England 1558-1603, In Gold Dress With Gold-Embroidered White Sleeves, The Bodice And Sleeves Slashed To Reveal White, The Bodice Richly Embellished With Gold-Set Ruby, Diamond And Drop im Juni 2007 mit einem Auktionse
Nicholas Hilliard - Auction history
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