Richard Crosse
Portrait Of John Crosse (1721-1776), The Artist'S Father, Circa 1770
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 296
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 296
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Description
RICHARD CROSSE
Knowle, Devon 1742 - 1810
PORTRAIT OF JOHN CROSSE (1721-1776), THE ARTIST'S FATHER, CIRCA 1770
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, carved gilt-wood frame
The miniature: 150 by 120 mm.; the frame: 420 by 220 mm.
By family descent until, | The Rev. William Crosse-Crosse; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1982, lot 96
Knowle, Devon 1742 - 1810
PORTRAIT OF JOHN CROSSE (1721-1776), THE ARTIST'S FATHER, CIRCA 1770
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, carved gilt-wood frame
The miniature: 150 by 120 mm.; the frame: 420 by 220 mm.
By family descent until, | The Rev. William Crosse-Crosse; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1982, lot 96
A top price for Richard Crosse
When the work Portrait Of John Crosse (1721-1776), The Artist'S Father, Circa 1770 by Richard Crosse was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than ten times as high at GBP 52,500.00 (€ 62,048.86). This high result makes Portrait Of John Crosse (1721-1776), The Artist'S Father, Circa 1770 the most expensive artwork by Richard Crosse that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Crosse
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of John Crosse (1721-1776), The Artist'S Father, Circa 1770 von Richard Crosse im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 52.500,00 (€ 62.048,86) mehr als zehnmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of John Crosse (1721-1776), The Artist'S Father, Circa 1770 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Richard Crosse, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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