Thomas Forster
Portrait Of A Gentleman
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 239
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 239
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 65.000 GBP
Price realised: 65.000 GBP
Description
THOMAS FORSTER
Fl. late 17th, early 18th century
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Plumbago on vellum, stained fruit-wood frame;
signed and dated lower right: TForster / Delin. / 1700
109 by 84 mm.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 October 1980, lot 103
Fl. late 17th, early 18th century
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Plumbago on vellum, stained fruit-wood frame;
signed and dated lower right: TForster / Delin. / 1700
109 by 84 mm.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 October 1980, lot 103
A top price for Thomas Forster
The work Portrait Of A Gentleman by Thomas Forster was worth GBP 65,000.00 (€ 76,822.39) to a buyer in December 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,500.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait Of A Gentleman the most expensive artwork by Thomas Forster that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Forster
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman von Thomas Forster war einem Käufer im Dezember 2019 GBP 65.000,00 (€ 76.822,39) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of A Gentleman zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Forster, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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