Samuel Metford of Somerset
Unknown
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
SAMUEL METFORD OF SOMERSET (BRITISH, 1810-1896)
A silhouette of a young gentleman angler, possibly a member of the Proctor family
black paper and wash heightened with gold
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Together with seven other silhouettes including A gentleman with his rifle, signed 'S.Metford fecit' (lower left); A child with toy horse, signed and dated 'Frith 1843'; J. Foster of Portsmouth, A woman and her daughther in an interior, signed 'Foster' (lower right); three oval sihouettes of members of the Tuckett family; a further silhouette A gentleman and his hound, by another hand (8)
A silhouette of a young gentleman angler, possibly a member of the Proctor family
black paper and wash heightened with gold
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Together with seven other silhouettes including A gentleman with his rifle, signed 'S.Metford fecit' (lower left); A child with toy horse, signed and dated 'Frith 1843'; J. Foster of Portsmouth, A woman and her daughther in an interior, signed 'Foster' (lower right); three oval sihouettes of members of the Tuckett family; a further silhouette A gentleman and his hound, by another hand (8)
A top price for Samuel Metford of Somerset
This artwork by Samuel Metford of Somerset achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2009. In the The Roger Warner Collection - Part I auction, the work Unknown sold for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,095.58) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Samuel Metford of Somerset that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samuel Metford of Somerset
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Metford of Somerset erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Roger Warner Collection - Part I wurde die Arbeit Unknown für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.095,58) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samuel Metford of Somerset, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Samuel Metford of Somerset - Auction history
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