Peter Cross

A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig

Found at Christies, London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 63
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 19.975 GBP
PETER CROSS (1630-1716)
A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig
signed with monogram 'PC' (mid-left) and signed and dated in full on the reverse 'Duke of Monmouth [....] 3 of August 1682 P Cr[..[s fecit'
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 31/8 in. (79 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with spiral cresting, the reverse engraved with inscription

A top price for Peter Cross

This artwork by Peter Cross achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2000. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig sold for GBP 19,975.00 (€ 32,648.35) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 9,000.00. This high result makes A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig the most expensive artwork by Peter Cross that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Cross

Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Cross erzielte im November 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig für GBP 19.975,00 (€ 32.648,35) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 9.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in grey coat, lace jabot and blue cloak over his right shoulder, full bottomed wig zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Cross, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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