Samuel Cotes
A lady, facing left in lace-bordered bright green dress with bows at sleeves and at corsage, purple ribbon tied around her neck, drop pearl earrings, lace scarf tied in her upswept powdered and curled hair
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.763 GBP
Price realised: 1.763 GBP
Description
SAMUEL COTES (1734-1818)
A lady, facing left in lace-bordered bright green dress with bows at sleeves and at corsage, purple ribbon tied around her neck, drop pearl earrings, lace scarf tied in her upswept powdered and curled hair
signed with initials and dated 'SC 1775.' (lower right)
oval, 2.15/16 in. (74 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with central lock of plaited hair within blue glass surround
A lady, facing left in lace-bordered bright green dress with bows at sleeves and at corsage, purple ribbon tied around her neck, drop pearl earrings, lace scarf tied in her upswept powdered and curled hair
signed with initials and dated 'SC 1775.' (lower right)
oval, 2.15/16 in. (74 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse with central lock of plaited hair within blue glass surround
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work A lady, facing left in lace-bordered bright green dress with bows at sleeves and at corsage, purple ribbon tied around her neck, drop pearl earrings, lace scarf tied in her upswept powdered and curled hair by Samuel Cotes was sold in the Miniatures auction at Christies in London in May 2000. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,762.50 (€ 2,828.16), 18% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Samuel Cotes have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A boy, in pink-lined sea-green coat and waistcoat, lace-bordered white shirt, black hat adorned with black-lined pink ribbon and bow in his curling fair hair in December 2003 with an auction result of GBP 19,120.00 (€ 27,080.97).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit A lady, facing left in lace-bordered bright green dress with bows at sleeves and at corsage, purple ribbon tied around her neck, drop pearl earrings, lace scarf tied in her upswept powdered and curled hair von Samuel Cotes wurde im Mai 2000 in der Auktion Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.762,50 (€ 2.828,16) und damit 18% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Samuel Cotes auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A boy, in pink-lined sea-green coat and waistcoat, lace-bordered white shirt, black hat adorned with black-lined pink ribbon and bow in his curling fair hair im Dezember 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 19.120,00 (€ 27.080,97).
Samuel Cotes - Auction history
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