Thomas Forster
Portrait Of A Gentleman; Portrait Of A Lady
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 36
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 36
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
Thomas Forster
1667 - 1747
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN; PORTRAIT OF A LADY
he with a full-bottom wig, wearing a daygown and a cravat; she with dark hair, wearing a daygown with a white chemise and drape
Quantity: 2
the first signed l.r.: T Forster / delin / 1703; the second signed l.r.: T Forster / Delin / 1702
both plumbago on vellum, held in later gilt-wood frames
Both with Harriet Wood, by 1888; | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 7 November 1994, lot 175 & 176
1667 - 1747
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN; PORTRAIT OF A LADY
he with a full-bottom wig, wearing a daygown and a cravat; she with dark hair, wearing a daygown with a white chemise and drape
Quantity: 2
the first signed l.r.: T Forster / delin / 1703; the second signed l.r.: T Forster / Delin / 1702
both plumbago on vellum, held in later gilt-wood frames
Both with Harriet Wood, by 1888; | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 7 November 1994, lot 175 & 176
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Portrait Of A Gentleman; Portrait Of A Lady by Thomas Forster was sold in the An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection auction at Sothebys in London in July 2010. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 12,500.00 (€ 15,029.84), 56% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Thomas Forster have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of A Gentleman in December 2019 with an auction result of GBP 65,000.00 (€ 76,822.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman; Portrait Of A Lady von Thomas Forster wurde im Juli 2010 in der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 15.029,84) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Forster auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman im Dezember 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 65.000,00 (€ 76.822,39).
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