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William Mosman - Portrait Of Dr. Robert Smith

William Mosman

Portrait Of Dr. Robert Smith

Found at Sothebys, London
Portrait of the Artist, Lot 45
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
William Mosman
SCOTTISH D. 1771
PORTRAIT OF DR. ROBERT SMITH
signed and dated upper right: Gul: Mosman pin: 1743
oil on canvas
76.5 by 63 cm.; 30 1/4 by 24 3/4 in.
Anonymous sale, Sussex, Sotheby's, 16 June 1992, lot 272.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Portrait Of Dr. Robert Smith by William Mosman was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,137.87). Admittedly, works by William Mosman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), wife of 'The Old Pretender', bust-length, in a gold dress and blue ermine-lined cloak, in a feigned oval in July 2020 with an auction result of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 11,851.38).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Dr. Robert Smith von William Mosman im Oktober 2017 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.137,87) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Mosman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), wife of 'The Old Pretender', bust-length, in a gold dress and blue ermine-lined cloak, in a feigned oval im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 11.851,38).

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