Sarah Biffin, Later Mrs Wright
Self-Portrait Before Her Easel, Circa 1821
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 365
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 365
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 137.500 GBP
Price realised: 137.500 GBP
Description
SARAH BIFFIN, LATER MRS WRIGHT
Quantoxhead 1784 - Liverpool 1850
SELF-PORTRAIT BEFORE HER EASEL, CIRCA 1821
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-wood frame
124 by 103 mm.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1986, lot 225
Quantoxhead 1784 - Liverpool 1850
SELF-PORTRAIT BEFORE HER EASEL, CIRCA 1821
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-wood frame
124 by 103 mm.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1986, lot 225
A top price for Sarah Biffin
The work Self-Portrait Before Her Easel, Circa 1821 by Sarah Biffin was worth GBP 137,500.00 (€ 162,508.91) to a buyer in December 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00 many times over. This high result makes Self-Portrait Before Her Easel, Circa 1821 the most expensive artwork by Sarah Biffin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sarah Biffin
Die Arbeit Self-Portrait Before Her Easel, Circa 1821 von Sarah Biffin war einem Käufer im Dezember 2019 GBP 137.500,00 (€ 162.508,91) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Self-Portrait Before Her Easel, Circa 1821 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sarah Biffin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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