Sir William John Newton
Lady Struth, in brown velvet dress with lace underdress, yellow shawl draped over her left shoulder and right arm, gem-set necklace worn across her chest and pinned to gem-set pendant brooch at corsage, matching gem-set bracelets and drop earrings, s
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 215
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 215
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Description
SIR WILLIAM JOHN NEWTON (BRITISH, 1785-1869)
Lady Struth, in brown velvet dress with lace underdress, yellow shawl draped over her left shoulder and right arm, gem-set necklace worn across her chest and pinned to gem-set pendant brooch at corsage, matching gem-set bracelets and drop earrings, silver-embroidered greeny-brown turban adorned with large plume in her curled brown hair; pillar and draped green curtain background
signed and dated on the obverse 'Newton 1820.' (lower right) and signed, dated and inscribed in full on the backing-paper 'Portrait of Lady Struth Wm. J. Newton. Pinxit. 8 Argyll St. 1820'
rectangular, 6 x 4 3/8 in. (153 x 112 mm.)
Lady Struth, in brown velvet dress with lace underdress, yellow shawl draped over her left shoulder and right arm, gem-set necklace worn across her chest and pinned to gem-set pendant brooch at corsage, matching gem-set bracelets and drop earrings, silver-embroidered greeny-brown turban adorned with large plume in her curled brown hair; pillar and draped green curtain background
signed and dated on the obverse 'Newton 1820.' (lower right) and signed, dated and inscribed in full on the backing-paper 'Portrait of Lady Struth Wm. J. Newton. Pinxit. 8 Argyll St. 1820'
rectangular, 6 x 4 3/8 in. (153 x 112 mm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Lady Struth, in brown velvet dress with lace underdress, yellow shawl draped over her left shoulder and right arm, gem-set necklace worn across her chest and pinned to gem-set pendant brooch at corsage, matching gem-set bracelets and drop earrings, s by William John Newton was sold in the Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures auction at Christies in London in December 2003. The price achieved of GBP 956.00 (€ 1,354.05) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by William John Newton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Captain Thomas Boteler In Gold-Bordered Naval Uniform With White Facings And Gold Epaulettes in November 2006 with an auction result of GBP 7,800.00 (€ 11,583.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Lady Struth, in brown velvet dress with lace underdress, yellow shawl draped over her left shoulder and right arm, gem-set necklace worn across her chest and pinned to gem-set pendant brooch at corsage, matching gem-set bracelets and drop earrings, s von William John Newton wurde im Dezember 2003 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 956,00 (€ 1.354,05) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William John Newton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Captain Thomas Boteler In Gold-Bordered Naval Uniform With White Facings And Gold Epaulettes im November 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.800,00 (€ 11.583,24).
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