Adam Buck
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 330
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 330
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ADAM BUCK (ANGLO-IRISH, 1759-1833)
A naval officer called Richard Waller Otway, in naval uniform, blue coat with white lapels, brass buttons, gold epaulettes, black stock, powdered hair
signed and dated 'ABuck 1799' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse set with hairwork centred with blue glass and seed-pearl reserve on an opalescent ground flanked by gold initials 'W O', with an anchor above and quiver below
A naval officer called Richard Waller Otway, in naval uniform, blue coat with white lapels, brass buttons, gold epaulettes, black stock, powdered hair
signed and dated 'ABuck 1799' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse set with hairwork centred with blue glass and seed-pearl reserve on an opalescent ground flanked by gold initials 'W O', with an anchor above and quiver below
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2009 Christies in London held the auction Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, which included the work Unknown by Adam Buck. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,462.33) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Adam Buck - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Naval Officer holding his sword under his right arm, facing right in blue coat with black facings, yellow trousers, frilled cravat and black stock, powdered hair en queue, which sold at auction in May 2002 for GBP 5,975.00 (€ 9,356.93).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2009 führte Christies in London die Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Adam Buck zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.462,33) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Adam Buck mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Naval Officer holding his sword under his right arm, facing right in blue coat with black facings, yellow trousers, frilled cravat and black stock, powdered hair en queue beobachtet, die im Mai 2002 für GBP 5.975,00 (€ 9.356,93) versteigert wurde.
Adam Buck - Auction history
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