Samuel Shelley
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages, Lot 23
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2010
The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages, Lot 23
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Description
SAMUEL SHELLEY (BRITISH, 1750/56-1808)
Lavinia, Countess Spencer, née Bingham (1762-1831), in mauve dress with white frilled collar, powdered upswept hair
signed and dated in full on the backing card '1780 Sam.Shelley pinx No 16 King Street. Covent Garden', and later inscribed by George John, 2nd Earl Spencer 'Lavinia Bingham'
on ivory
oval, 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame
Lavinia, Countess Spencer, née Bingham (1762-1831), in mauve dress with white frilled collar, powdered upswept hair
signed and dated in full on the backing card '1780 Sam.Shelley pinx No 16 King Street. Covent Garden', and later inscribed by George John, 2nd Earl Spencer 'Lavinia Bingham'
on ivory
oval, 1 7/8 in. (48 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
In July 2010 Christies in London held the auction The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages, which included the work Unknown by Samuel Shelley. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,000.00 (€ 4,809.55), 33% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Samuel Shelley have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Aston sisters: Lady Legard and Mrs Hedges as Flora and Ceres, their arms around one another, in white dresses and pink and green stoles, ears of wheat and flowers in their upswept powdered hair, one sister holding a basket of fruit and the other in April 2002 with an auction result of GBP 16,450.00 (€ 26,615.67)
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Samuel Shelley zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.000,00 (€ 4.809,55) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Samuel Shelley auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Aston sisters: Lady Legard and Mrs Hedges as Flora and Ceres, their arms around one another, in white dresses and pink and green stoles, ears of wheat and flowers in their upswept powdered hair, one sister holding a basket of fruit and the other im April 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.450,00 (€ 26.615,67).
Samuel Shelley - Auction history
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