William Wood
A Pair Of Miniatures: A Lady And Gentleman Believed To Be Of The Arbuthnot Family; She, In White Dress And Fichu With White Hairband In Her Curling Hair, Sky Background; He, In Blue Double-Breasted Coat, White Waistcoat And Knotted Caravat; Sky Background
Found at
Christies,
London
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 5
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, Lot 5
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
William Wood (British, 1769-1810)
A Pair Of Miniatures: A Lady And Gentleman Believed To Be Of The Arbuthnot Family; She, In White Dress And Fichu With White Hairband In Her Curling Hair, Sky Background; He, In Blue Double-Breasted Coat, White Waistcoat And Knotted Caravat; Sky Background
she: signed on the reverse 'By / Will Wood, / of / Cork [....]'
on ivory
ovals, 3.1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, gilt-metal frames
A Pair Of Miniatures: A Lady And Gentleman Believed To Be Of The Arbuthnot Family; She, In White Dress And Fichu With White Hairband In Her Curling Hair, Sky Background; He, In Blue Double-Breasted Coat, White Waistcoat And Knotted Caravat; Sky Background
she: signed on the reverse 'By / Will Wood, / of / Cork [....]'
on ivory
ovals, 3.1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, gilt-metal frames
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In November 2013 Christies in London held the auction A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot, which included the work A Pair Of Miniatures: A Lady And Gentleman Believed To Be Of The Arbuthnot Family; She, In White Dress And Fichu With White Hairband In Her Curling Hair, Sky Background; He, In Blue Double-Breasted Coat, White Waistcoat And Knotted Caravat; Sky Background by William Wood. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,777.35). Other works by William Wood have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,535.59) in July 2005 for the work A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im November 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion A Life's Devotion: The Collection of the Late Mrs T.S. Eliot durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Pair Of Miniatures: A Lady And Gentleman Believed To Be Of The Arbuthnot Family; She, In White Dress And Fichu With White Hairband In Her Curling Hair, Sky Background; He, In Blue Double-Breasted Coat, White Waistcoat And Knotted Caravat; Sky Background von William Wood zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.777,35) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von William Wood haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.535,59) im Juli 2005 für die Arbeit A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat beobachtet.
William Wood - Auction history
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