Samuel Cooper
A lady called Mrs John Lewis (née Sarah Foote), in white- bordered blue silk dress, gem-set brooch flanked by four pearls, suspended with drop-pearl and worn at corsage, a strand of pearls in her upswept fair curling hair and falling over her should
Found at
Christies,
London
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 23
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Lot 23
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2007
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.900 GBP
Price realised: 50.900 GBP
Description
Samuel Cooper (British, 1609-1672)
A lady called Mrs John Lewis (née Sarah Foote), in white- bordered blue silk dress, gem-set brooch flanked by four pearls, suspended with drop-pearl and worn at corsage, a strand of pearls in her upswept fair curling hair and falling over her shoulders
signed with initials and dated 'S. C. 1647' (mid-left)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, gold frame
A lady called Mrs John Lewis (née Sarah Foote), in white- bordered blue silk dress, gem-set brooch flanked by four pearls, suspended with drop-pearl and worn at corsage, a strand of pearls in her upswept fair curling hair and falling over her shoulders
signed with initials and dated 'S. C. 1647' (mid-left)
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, gold frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work A lady called Mrs John Lewis (née Sarah Foote), in white- bordered blue silk dress, gem-set brooch flanked by four pearls, suspended with drop-pearl and worn at corsage, a strand of pearls in her upswept fair curling hair and falling over her should by Samuel Cooper was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 50,900.00 (€ 71,273.17), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 70%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Samuel Cooper; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Gentleman Called John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun (1598-1663), In Gilt-Studded Armour, Large White Patterned Lawn Collar; Sky And Cloud Background sold at auction in June 2007 with the realized price of GBP 66,000.00 (€ 97,940.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A lady called Mrs John Lewis (née Sarah Foote), in white- bordered blue silk dress, gem-set brooch flanked by four pearls, suspended with drop-pearl and worn at corsage, a strand of pearls in her upswept fair curling hair and falling over her should von Samuel Cooper kam im November 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 50.900,00 (€ 71.273,17) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 70%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Samuel Cooper; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Gentleman Called John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun (1598-1663), In Gilt-Studded Armour, Large White Patterned Lawn Collar; Sky And Cloud Background im Juni 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 66.000,00 (€ 97.940,68).
Samuel Cooper - Auction history
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