Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
Portrait Of Mr G. Hammond, Half-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Letter,
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Old Master Paintings, Lot 8
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2021
Old Master Paintings, Lot 8
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London)
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter, within a painted oval
inscribed 'Lewis Corkran Esq/ Bombay' (on letter, lower left)
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9cm (30 1/4 x 25 3/16in).
Lewis Corkran, Bombay and thence by descent through | The Corkran family | With Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1912, by whoms heirs offered | Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 23 November 1927, lot 21 | With van Diemen and Lillienfeld Galleries, New York, 1929-1933 | Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 27 May 1946, lot 21 | Private Collection, Paris | Sale, Sotheby's, 22 November 2007, lot 38 (as 'Property of a lady') | Private Collection, Ireland | Private Collection, UK
Portrait of Mr G. Hammond, half-length, in a brown coat, holding a letter, within a painted oval
inscribed 'Lewis Corkran Esq/ Bombay' (on letter, lower left)
oil on canvas
76.8 x 63.9cm (30 1/4 x 25 3/16in).
Lewis Corkran, Bombay and thence by descent through | The Corkran family | With Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1912, by whoms heirs offered | Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 23 November 1927, lot 21 | With van Diemen and Lillienfeld Galleries, New York, 1929-1933 | Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 27 May 1946, lot 21 | Private Collection, Paris | Sale, Sotheby's, 22 November 2007, lot 38 (as 'Property of a lady') | Private Collection, Ireland | Private Collection, UK
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of Mr G. Hammond, Half-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Letter, by Thomas Gainsborough was auctioned at Bonhams in London in July 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 20,250.00 (€ 23,747.32) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Gainsborough achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Going To Market, Early Morning in July 2019 with an auction result of GBP 7,961,000.00 (€ 8,740,648.70).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Mr G. Hammond, Half-Length, In A Brown Coat, Holding A Letter, von Thomas Gainsborough kam im Juli 2021 bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 20.250,00 (€ 23.747,32) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Gainsborough erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Going To Market, Early Morning im Juli 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.961.000,00 (€ 8.740.648,70).
Thomas Gainsborough - Auction history
