Thomas Spencer
Flying Childers
Found at
Christies,
London
IN THE FIELD - An Important Private Collection of Sporting Art, Lot 5
12.Dez - 12.Dez.2019
IN THE FIELD - An Important Private Collection of Sporting Art, Lot 5
12.Dez - 12.Dez.2019
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Description
signed, inscribed and dated 'Childers Belonging to his Grace/the Duke of Devonshire,/1725/Thos.Spencer pinxt/1725' (lower right) and further inscribed and dated 'Childers Belonging to his Grace/The Duke of Devonshire 1724' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 49 ¾ in. (101.6 x 126.4 cm.)
Probably commissioned by Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt., M.P. for Co. Clare, d. 1765, and by descent to his son, | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt., M.P., d. 1795, and by descent to his son | Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Bt., M.P., d. 1837, and by descent to his son | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Bt. who succeeded as 13th Baron Inchiquin, M.P., d. 1872, and by descent to his son | Edward Donough O'Brien, 14th Baron, K.P., d. 1900, and by descent to his son | Lucius William O'Brien, 15th Baron, d. 1929, and by des
oil on canvas
40 x 49 ¾ in. (101.6 x 126.4 cm.)
Probably commissioned by Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt., M.P. for Co. Clare, d. 1765, and by descent to his son, | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt., M.P., d. 1795, and by descent to his son | Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Bt., M.P., d. 1837, and by descent to his son | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 5th Bt. who succeeded as 13th Baron Inchiquin, M.P., d. 1872, and by descent to his son | Edward Donough O'Brien, 14th Baron, K.P., d. 1900, and by descent to his son | Lucius William O'Brien, 15th Baron, d. 1929, and by des
A top price for Thomas Spencer - as previously expected
The work Flying Childers by Thomas Spencer was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2019. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 50,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 52,500.00 (€ 62,048.86) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Flying Childers is the most expensive artwork by Thomas Spencer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Flying Childers von Thomas Spencer kam im Dezember 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 52.500,00 (€ 62.048,86) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Flying Childers das teuerste Kunstwerk von Thomas Spencer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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