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- Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond
Thomas Gibson
Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings, Lot 36
26. May - 26. May 2000
Important Old Master Paintings, Lot 36
26. May - 26. May 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thomas Gibson (London c.1680-1751)
Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond
inscribed 'Thomas Best Esq. of Chilston Park Kent Obit 1795' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49¼ x 39 in. (125 x 99 cm.)
Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond
inscribed 'Thomas Best Esq. of Chilston Park Kent Obit 1795' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49¼ x 39 in. (125 x 99 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2000 Christies in New York held the auction Important Old Master Paintings, which included the work Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond by Thomas Gibson. The price achieved of USD 17,625.00 (€ 18,894.73) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Gibson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of the Hon. Mrs William Townshend, three-quarter-length, in black and red masquerade dress, holding a mask in her right hand, a classical arcade beyond, which sold at auction in June 2003 for GBP 33,460.00 (€ 48,083.84).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2000 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Important Old Master Paintings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Mawdistly Best (d. 1795) of Chilston Park, Kent, as a boy, full-length, wearing a red dress with a white apron and holding a hat, his spaniel at his feet, with buildings beyond von Thomas Gibson zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 17.625,00 (€ 18.894,73) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Gibson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of the Hon. Mrs William Townshend, three-quarter-length, in black and red masquerade dress, holding a mask in her right hand, a classical arcade beyond beobachtet, die im Juni 2003 für GBP 33.460,00 (€ 48.083,84) versteigert wurde.
