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- Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig
Thomas Forster
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig
Found at
Christies,
London
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 106
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 106
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
Thomas Forster (British, C. 1677-1712)
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig
plumbago on parchment
oval, 4½ in. (115 mm.) high, turned wood frame
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig
plumbago on parchment
oval, 4½ in. (115 mm.) high, turned wood frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Thomas Forster achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2013. In the A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot auction, the work Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig sold for GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,025.25) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Forster erzielte im November 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot wurde die Arbeit Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), In Embroidered Jacket And Jabot, Full Bottomed Curling Wig für GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.025,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. 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).