Peter Adolf Hall
A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 218
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 218
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Description
PETER ADOLF HALL (FRANCO-SWEDISH, 1739-1793)
A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair
signed 'Hall' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount set within green velvet surround and gilt-metal frame, with outer pierced border set with silver-metal mounted diamonds, surmounted with elaborate diamond-set scrolling leaves and floral motifs
A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair
signed 'Hall' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount set within green velvet surround and gilt-metal frame, with outer pierced border set with silver-metal mounted diamonds, surmounted with elaborate diamond-set scrolling leaves and floral motifs
A top price for Peter Adolf Hall
This artwork by Peter Adolf Hall achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2008. In the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair sold for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 5,514.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair the most expensive artwork by Peter Adolf Hall that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Adolf Hall
Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Adolf Hall erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 5.514,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A girl, in Van Dyck costume of red satin dress with black scalloped neckline and vandycked lace collar, pearl encrusted pendant brooch, pearl necklace, a floral pompon adorning her upswept auburn hair zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Adolf Hall, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Peter Adolf Hall - Auction history
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