William Grimaldi

Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt. (1747-1828), facing right in blue coat with silver buttons and red collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair

Found at Christies, London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 210
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.113 GBP
WILLIAM GRIMALDI (1751-1830)
Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt. (1747-1828), facing right in blue coat with silver buttons and red collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair
signed and dated 'Grimaldi, AR. 1797' (centre-left)
oval, 2.15/16 in. (74 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount surmounted by a coronet

Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.

The work Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt. (1747-1828), facing right in blue coat with silver buttons and red collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair by William Grimaldi was sold in the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction at Christies in London in November 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 4,112.50 (€ 6,721.72), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 65%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Grimaldi; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington (1769-1852) sold at auction in July 2015 with the realized price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 9,746.44).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bt. (1747-1828), facing right in blue coat with silver buttons and red collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair von William Grimaldi wurde im November 2000 in der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.112,50 (€ 6.721,72) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 65%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Grimaldi; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington (1769-1852) im Juli 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 9.746,44).

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