Samuel Cotes
A young lady believed to be Lady Mary Boynton, full face in lace-bordered pink silk dress and lace bodice, pearls in her upswept brown hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 108
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 108
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.998 GBP
Price realised: 1.998 GBP
Description
SAMUEL COTES (1734-1818)
A young lady believed to be Lady Mary Boynton, full face in lace-bordered pink silk dress and lace bodice, pearls in her upswept brown hair
signed with initials and dated 'S C 1769' (mid-right)
oval, 1.15/16 in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A young lady believed to be Lady Mary Boynton, full face in lace-bordered pink silk dress and lace bodice, pearls in her upswept brown hair
signed with initials and dated 'S C 1769' (mid-right)
oval, 1.15/16 in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work A young lady believed to be Lady Mary Boynton, full face in lace-bordered pink silk dress and lace bodice, pearls in her upswept brown hair by Samuel Cotes was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2000, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 600.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 1,997.50 (€ 3,264.83). 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit A young lady believed to be Lady Mary Boynton, full face in lace-bordered pink silk dress and lace bodice, pearls in her upswept brown hair von Samuel Cotes im November 2000 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 600,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 1.997,50 (€ 3.264,83) mehr als dreimal so hoch. 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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