Ozias Humphry, R.A.
The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background
Found at
Christies,
London
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 143
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 143
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
Ozias Humphry, R.A. (British, 1742-1810)
The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background
signed and dated in full on the backing card 'Saib Zada, / eldest son / and presumptive / Heir to Asoph / ul Dowlah, Nabob / Vizier of Oude. / Ozias Humphry / R.A. Pinx t. / 1786' and on the reverse 'Saib Zada. O: humphry pinxt. 1786.'
on ivory
oval, 3½ in. (87 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse
The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background
signed and dated in full on the backing card 'Saib Zada, / eldest son / and presumptive / Heir to Asoph / ul Dowlah, Nabob / Vizier of Oude. / Ozias Humphry / R.A. Pinx t. / 1786' and on the reverse 'Saib Zada. O: humphry pinxt. 1786.'
on ivory
oval, 3½ in. (87 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse
A top price for Ozias Humphry
This artwork by Ozias Humphry achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2013. In the A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot auction, the work The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background sold for GBP 56,250.00 (€ 67,689.35) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background the most expensive artwork by Ozias Humphry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ozias Humphry
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ozias Humphry erzielte im November 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot wurde die Arbeit The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background für GBP 56.250,00 (€ 67.689,35) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Sahibzada (C. 1782 - C. 1817), In Orange And White Robe, Wearing A Blue Nawabi Turban, Seated Cross-Legged On A Gold Striped Purple Cushion; Column Background zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ozias Humphry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ozias Humphry - Auction history
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