Sir William Charles Ross, R.A.

Francis Jack Needham, Viscount Newry (1815-1851)

Found at Christies, London
Stephane Boudin at 5 Belgrave Square, Les Objets de l'Empire & Mount Kennedy, Ireland. Three Private Collections, Lot 299
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2012
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
SIR WILLIAM CHARLES ROSS, R.A. (BRITISH, 1794-1860)
Francis Jack Needham, Viscount Newry (1815-1851), in black coat
signed and dated in pen on the backing card '1842 Painted by W.C. Ross A.R.A. miniature Painter to The Queen a. a. Newry', and inscribed in pencil in another hand 'Lord Newry'
on ivory
oval, 3 5/8 in. (92 mm.) high, rectangular brown leather travelling case, the interior cover centred with gilt-metal plaque engraved 'Francis Jack Viscount Newry & Merne: MP b. 2 Feb.1815: m. 29 July 1839. Anne Amelia eldest daughter of General The Hon. Sir Charles Colville G.C.B. d.v.p. 6. May 1851.'

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by William Charles Ross achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2012. In the Stephane Boudin at 5 Belgrave Square, Les Objets de l'Empire & Mount Kennedy, Ireland. Three Private Collections auction, the work Francis Jack Needham, Viscount Newry (1815-1851) sold for GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,896.15) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by William Charles Ross have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) As A Child, Holding The Long Blue Silk Ribbons Of Her Hat, In White Dress, Black Coat, Wearing A Blue-Lined Straw Hat Adorned With Black And Blue Ribbons On Her Curly Fair Hair; Landscape Background in November 2013 with an auction result of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 22,563.12).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von William Charles Ross erzielte im März 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Stephane Boudin at 5 Belgrave Square, Les Objets de l'Empire & Mount Kennedy, Ireland. Three Private Collections wurde die Arbeit Francis Jack Needham, Viscount Newry (1815-1851) für GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.896,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Charles Ross auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901) As A Child, Holding The Long Blue Silk Ribbons Of Her Hat, In White Dress, Black Coat, Wearing A Blue-Lined Straw Hat Adorned With Black And Blue Ribbons On Her Curly Fair Hair; Landscape Background im November 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 22.563,12).

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