Thomas Phillips, R.A.

Portraits Of William Miller; And His Wife Susanna Chapman

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master and Early British Paintings, Lot 189
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2008
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Thomas Phillips, R.A.
DUDLEY 1770 - 1845 LONDON
PORTRAITS OF WILLIAM MILLER; AND HIS WIFE SUSANNA CHAPMAN
both half length, seated, he wearing a black coat and holding a book, she wearing a cream dress and cloak
Quantity: 2
a pair, both oil on canvas
Sir Edward Mountain, 1st Bt.; | thence by descent to the present owner

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Portraits Of William Miller; And His Wife Susanna Chapman by Thomas Phillips was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 4,750.00 (€ 6,054.55). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Phillips achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, seated half-length, in a black coat, holding a silver snuff-box in his right hand in November 2001 with an auction result of GBP 47,000.00 (€ 74,791.81).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Portraits Of William Miller; And His Wife Susanna Chapman von Thomas Phillips im Oktober 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 4.750,00 (€ 6.054,55) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Phillips erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, seated half-length, in a black coat, holding a silver snuff-box in his right hand im November 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 47.000,00 (€ 74.791,81).

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