William Owen, R.A.
Portraits Of The Townley Family
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 61.250 GBP
Price realised: 61.250 GBP
Description
William Owen, R.A.
1769-1825
PORTRAITS OF THE TOWNLEY FAMILY
all full-length, standing; James Townley (1775-1808) wearing the uniform of the 1st Life Guards; Robert Townley (1782-1849) wearing a black suit with buff waistcoat, holding a telescope by the coast; George Townley (1777-1854) in a black jacket with a walking stick, holding a hat; Charles Townley (1781-1856) wearing a black coat with breeches, leaning against a plinth, a book in his hand; Henry Townley (1784-1861), wearing subfusc (academic dress
oil on canvas, held in matching gilded frames
all 44 by 31 cm., 17 1/4 by 12 1/4 in.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 22nd November 1985, lot 129
1769-1825
PORTRAITS OF THE TOWNLEY FAMILY
all full-length, standing; James Townley (1775-1808) wearing the uniform of the 1st Life Guards; Robert Townley (1782-1849) wearing a black suit with buff waistcoat, holding a telescope by the coast; George Townley (1777-1854) in a black jacket with a walking stick, holding a hat; Charles Townley (1781-1856) wearing a black coat with breeches, leaning against a plinth, a book in his hand; Henry Townley (1784-1861), wearing subfusc (academic dress
oil on canvas, held in matching gilded frames
all 44 by 31 cm., 17 1/4 by 12 1/4 in.
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 22nd November 1985, lot 129
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by William Owen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2008. In the Important British Paintings auction, the work Portraits Of The Townley Family sold for GBP 61,250.00 (€ 77,422.05) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 35,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Owen; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of Ernest Augustus I (1771-1851), Duke of Cumberland and later King of Hanover (1837-1851), full-length, in the uniform of a British General Officer of Hussars, with the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter sold at auction in October 2015 with the realized price of GBP 62,500.00 (€ 87,421.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Owen erzielte im Juni 2008 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important British Paintings wurde die Arbeit Portraits Of The Townley Family für GBP 61.250,00 (€ 77.422,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 35.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Owen; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of Ernest Augustus I (1771-1851), Duke of Cumberland and later King of Hanover (1837-1851), full-length, in the uniform of a British General Officer of Hussars, with the blue sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter im Oktober 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 87.421,89).
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