Sampson Towgood Roch
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver & Russian Works of Art, Lot 1548
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2007
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver & Russian Works of Art, Lot 1548
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2007
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Description
SAMPSON TOWGOOD ROCH
A naval officer, in blue coat with gold lace and epaulette, powdered hair en queue
signed and dated 'S Roch 1796', gilt-metal pendant frame with blue glass reverse
oval, 2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) high
A naval officer, in blue coat with gold lace and epaulette, powdered hair en queue
signed and dated 'S Roch 1796', gilt-metal pendant frame with blue glass reverse
oval, 2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) high
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work Unknown by Sampson Towgood Roch was sold in the Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver & Russian Works of Art auction at Christies in London in December 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,528.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 41%. Admittedly, works by Sampson Towgood Roch have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Officer, Possibly Henry Pottinger, In Scarlet Uniform Of The 38Th Regiment Of Foot With Silver Epaulettes, White Frilled Shirt And Cravat, Powdered Hair; Sky Background in November 2013 with an auction result of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,537.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Unknown von Sampson Towgood Roch wurde im Dezember 2007 in der Auktion Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver & Russian Works of Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.528,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 41%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sampson Towgood Roch auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Officer, Possibly Henry Pottinger, In Scarlet Uniform Of The 38Th Regiment Of Foot With Silver Epaulettes, White Frilled Shirt And Cravat, Powdered Hair; Sky Background im November 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.537,87).
Sampson Towgood Roch - Auction history
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