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Thomas Day
Portrait Of Commodore Edward Thompson (1738-1786)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Important Miniatures from a Private Collection, Lot 38
16. Apr - 16. Apr 2008
Important Miniatures from a Private Collection, Lot 38
16. Apr - 16. Apr 2008
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
Thomas Day
C. 1732 - C. 1807
PORTRAIT OF COMMODORE EDWARD THOMPSON (1738-1786)
wearing a blue uniform with white and gold braid, gold and enamel frame
circa 1782
4 by 3.3 cm.; 1 5/8 by 1 5/16 in.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 21 March 1978, lot 12
C. 1732 - C. 1807
PORTRAIT OF COMMODORE EDWARD THOMPSON (1738-1786)
wearing a blue uniform with white and gold braid, gold and enamel frame
circa 1782
4 by 3.3 cm.; 1 5/8 by 1 5/16 in.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 21 March 1978, lot 12
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait Of Commodore Edward Thompson (1738-1786) by Thomas Day was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,561.44). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Day - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of A Gentleman , which sold at auction in April 2008 for GBP 19,700.00 (€ 25,114.72).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Commodore Edward Thompson (1738-1786) von Thomas Day im April 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.561,44) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Day mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman beobachtet, die im April 2008 für GBP 19.700,00 (€ 25.114,72) versteigert wurde.