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- William Charles Ross
- Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress
Sir William Charles Ross, R.A.
Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.988 GBP
Price realised: 2.988 GBP
Description
Sir William Charles Ross, R.A. (1794-1860)
Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress
with inscription 'By Sir William Ross/of/Lady Caroline Lennox,/grand daughter of 'One Leg':/Marquis of Anglesea, one of the fair/Knights of the Garter who holds the/golden canopy over the queen at/the annointing./His daughter/and granddaughter Lady/Caroline Lennox were two of Queen/Victoria's train-bearers./Lady Caroline (1796-1874) m d ... Charles/5 th Duke of Richmond (1771-1860.)' (on the back of the frame)
coloured pencils and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
7½ x 6 in. (19 x 15.2 cm.)
Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress
with inscription 'By Sir William Ross/of/Lady Caroline Lennox,/grand daughter of 'One Leg':/Marquis of Anglesea, one of the fair/Knights of the Garter who holds the/golden canopy over the queen at/the annointing./His daughter/and granddaughter Lady/Caroline Lennox were two of Queen/Victoria's train-bearers./Lady Caroline (1796-1874) m d ... Charles/5 th Duke of Richmond (1771-1860.)' (on the back of the frame)
coloured pencils and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
7½ x 6 in. (19 x 15.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress by William Charles Ross was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2002. It changed hands for a price of GBP 2,987.50 (€ 4,678.27) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of Lady Caroline Lennox, bust-length, wearing a light blue dress von William Charles Ross kam im November 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 2.987,50 (€ 4.678,27) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. 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).