William Wood
A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 219
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 219
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.400 GBP
Price realised: 11.400 GBP
Description
WILLIAM WOOD (BRITISH, 1769-1810)
A young officer, in red coat with blue collar, gold epaulette and white cross-belt with gold plate, black cravat
signed and dated on the reverse 'DEDD. By Will: Wood, of Golden Sqr, Lond. 1809.'
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, modern silver-gilt frame with glazed reverse
A young officer, in red coat with blue collar, gold epaulette and white cross-belt with gold plate, black cravat
signed and dated on the reverse 'DEDD. By Will: Wood, of Golden Sqr, Lond. 1809.'
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, modern silver-gilt frame with glazed reverse
A top price for William Wood
This artwork by William Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2005. In the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU auction, the work A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat sold for GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,535.59) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. This high result makes A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat the most expensive artwork by William Wood that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Wood
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Wood erzielte im Juli 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU wurde die Arbeit A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat für GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.535,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Wood, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Wood - Auction history
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