William Essex
King William IV (1765-1837) when Duke of Clarence, facing left in dark blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon about
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 28
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 28
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.793 GBP
Price realised: 1.793 GBP
Description
WILLIAM ESSEX (1784-1869)
King William IV (1765-1837) when Duke of Clarence, facing left in dark blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon about his neck; draped claret-coloured curtain background
signed and dated on the counter-enamel 'H. R. H. the Duke of Clarence W. Essex. P. t 1828 after the Original picture by H. Dawe. Esq. r '
enamel on copper
rectangular, 2 15/16 x 2 7/16 in. (76 x 61 mm.)
King William IV (1765-1837) when Duke of Clarence, facing left in dark blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon about his neck; draped claret-coloured curtain background
signed and dated on the counter-enamel 'H. R. H. the Duke of Clarence W. Essex. P. t 1828 after the Original picture by H. Dawe. Esq. r '
enamel on copper
rectangular, 2 15/16 x 2 7/16 in. (76 x 61 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by William Essex achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2002. In the Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait auction, the work King William IV (1765-1837) when Duke of Clarence, facing left in dark blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon about sold for GBP 1,792.50 (€ 2,751.58) - well above the upper However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Essex - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), In Brown Coat And Waistcoat, White Shirt And Black Cravat, Forward Combed Grey Hair, which sold at auction in July 2005 for GBP 6,600.00 (€ 9,573.24).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Essex erzielte im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait wurde die Arbeit King William IV (1765-1837) when Duke of Clarence, facing left in dark blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of Bath on a red ribbon about für GBP 1.792,50 (€ 2.751,58) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Für andere Arbeiten von William Essex mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), In Brown Coat And Waistcoat, White Shirt And Black Cravat, Forward Combed Grey Hair beobachtet, die im Juli 2005 für GBP 6.600,00 (€ 9.573,24) versteigert wurde.
William Essex - Auction history
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