Sir John Watson Gordon, R.A.
Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 120 USD
Price realised: 120 USD
Description
Sir John Watson Gordon, R.A. (Edinburgh 1790-1864)
Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated
signed, inscribed and dated, 'John Watson Gordon RA & PRSA Edin. Pinxt 1851.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
49¾ x 39¾ in. (126.4 x 101 cm.)
Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated
signed, inscribed and dated, 'John Watson Gordon RA & PRSA Edin. Pinxt 1851.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
49¾ x 39¾ in. (126.4 x 101 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated by John Watson Gordon was auctioned at Christies in New York in June 2003, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 119.50 (€ 103.89). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Watson Gordon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Richard Raines Savage, full-length, seated, in a black coat and white waistcoat, with two dogs, in a landscape in December 2000 with an auction result of GBP 17,037.50 (€ 27,140.59).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated von John Watson Gordon im Juni 2003 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 119,50 (€ 103,89) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Watson Gordon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Richard Raines Savage, full-length, seated, in a black coat and white waistcoat, with two dogs, in a landscape im Dezember 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 17.037,50 (€ 27.140,59).
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