Nicholas Hilliard
An important miniature of a gentleman, facing left in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache; blue background
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 51
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 51
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 122.850 GBP
Price realised: 122.850 GBP
Description
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (1547-1619)
An important miniature of a gentleman, facing left in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache; blue background
inscribed and dated in gold 'An D[ni].1577 < .' (upper left) and 'Ætatis Suæ 52:' (upper right)
on vellum
oval, 2 1/16 in. (52 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within moulded tortoiseshell frame with pierced silver hanging bow
An important miniature of a gentleman, facing left in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache; blue background
inscribed and dated in gold 'An D[ni].1577 < .' (upper left) and 'Ætatis Suæ 52:' (upper right)
on vellum
oval, 2 1/16 in. (52 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within moulded tortoiseshell frame with pierced silver hanging bow
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work An important miniature of a gentleman, facing left in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache; blue background by Nicholas Hilliard was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 25,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 122,850.00 (€ 176,542.14). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nicholas Hilliard - we have observed the highest auction result to date for 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, which sold at auction in June 2007 for GBP 276,000.00 (€ 409,570.12
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit An important miniature of a gentleman, facing left in black doublet and cloak with high collar, high standing white ruff, tall black hat, beard and moustache; blue background von Nicholas Hilliard im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 25.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 122.850,00 (€ 176.542,14) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Nicholas Hilliard mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für 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 beo
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