Thomas Barker Of Bath
Figures Dancing The Saltarello, With A Capriccio Of Rome
Estimate: 12.000 - 16.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
Thomas Barker of Bath
PONTYPOOL 1769-1847 BATH
FIGURES DANCING THE SALTARELLO, WITH A CAPRICCIO OF ROME
signed and dated lower right: T. Barker Senr./Pinxt. 1800
inscribed in old handwriting on a label affixed to the reverse of the canvas: A scene within the walls of Rome/with Trasteverini dancing the Saltarello/on a Festal Day before the Monastery/of St. Pietro Montano-/Painted by Thos Barker in the year/1800 & sold to Mr Bush of Doctors'/Commons for 400 guineas now in/the possession of Geo Fuller Esqre/of Weston Lane. Bath
oil on canvas
Acquired from the artist by Mr. Bush of Doctor's Commons for 400 Guineas; | George Fuller, Weston Lane, Bath; | Joseph Dingwall, by 1857; | W.R. Pettigrew; | His sale, London, Christie's, 8 February 1929, lot 61; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 July 2009, lot 31.
PONTYPOOL 1769-1847 BATH
FIGURES DANCING THE SALTARELLO, WITH A CAPRICCIO OF ROME
signed and dated lower right: T. Barker Senr./Pinxt. 1800
inscribed in old handwriting on a label affixed to the reverse of the canvas: A scene within the walls of Rome/with Trasteverini dancing the Saltarello/on a Festal Day before the Monastery/of St. Pietro Montano-/Painted by Thos Barker in the year/1800 & sold to Mr Bush of Doctors'/Commons for 400 guineas now in/the possession of Geo Fuller Esqre/of Weston Lane. Bath
oil on canvas
Acquired from the artist by Mr. Bush of Doctor's Commons for 400 Guineas; | George Fuller, Weston Lane, Bath; | Joseph Dingwall, by 1857; | W.R. Pettigrew; | His sale, London, Christie's, 8 February 1929, lot 61; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 July 2009, lot 31.
Auction result misses estimated price range
In July 2015 a collector was able to acquire the work Figures Dancing The Saltarello, With A Capriccio Of Rome by Thomas Barker for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 15,948.72). This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale at Sothebys in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 12,000.00 – 16,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by Thomas Barker have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in April 2008 by the work A Roman Capriccio With Figures, The Colosseum Beyond at GBP 23,300.00 (€ 29,704.21).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Juli 2015 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Figures Dancing The Saltarello, With A Capriccio Of Rome von Thomas Barker für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 15.948,72) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 16.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Thomas Barker wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im April 2008 die Arbeit A Roman Capriccio With Figures, The Colosseum Beyond mit GBP 23.300,00 (€ 29.704,21).
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