Richard Cosway, R.A.

Portrait Of An Infantry Officer, Called Colonel Parkhurst, Circa 1780

Found at Sothebys, London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures Part II, Lot 48
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Richard Cosway, R.A.
OAKFORD, DEVON 1742 - 1821 LONDON
PORTRAIT OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER, CALLED COLONEL PARKHURST, CIRCA 1780
Watercolour on ivory, gold frame, with diamond set border, the reverse engraved: Colonel Parkhurst / by Cosway
60 by 50 mm.
Edward Grosvenor Paine (d. 1989), New Orleans, by 1969; | his sale, London, Christie's, 23 October 1979, lot 153

Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.

The work Portrait Of An Infantry Officer, Called Colonel Parkhurst, Circa 1780 by Richard Cosway was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,234.50), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Richard Cosway achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert in July 2019 with an auction result of GBP 81,250.00 (€ 89,207.10).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait Of An Infantry Officer, Called Colonel Parkhurst, Circa 1780 von Richard Cosway kam im Juli 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.234,50) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Richard Cosway erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert im Juli 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 81.250,00 (€ 89.207,10).

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