Arthur Devis
Portrait Of Sir John Shaw, 4Th Bt. (1728-1779), Of Eltham Lodge
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Description
Arthur Devis
PRESTON 1712 - 1787 BRIGHTON
PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN SHAW, 4TH BT. (1728-1779), OF ELTHAM LODGE
signed and dated lower right: Artr: Devis. fe. 1757
oil on canvas
76.2 by 63.5 cm.; 30 by 25 in.
By descent in the sitter's family at Eltham Lodge, Kent; | With E.J. Rousuck of Scott & Fowles, New York, by 1927 (erroneously recorded as depicting Sir Thomas Shaw); | Mrs Frances Kelly Wood; | By whose estate sold to Lee; | From whom acquired by Partridge & Sons, London, by 1977.
PRESTON 1712 - 1787 BRIGHTON
PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN SHAW, 4TH BT. (1728-1779), OF ELTHAM LODGE
signed and dated lower right: Artr: Devis. fe. 1757
oil on canvas
76.2 by 63.5 cm.; 30 by 25 in.
By descent in the sitter's family at Eltham Lodge, Kent; | With E.J. Rousuck of Scott & Fowles, New York, by 1927 (erroneously recorded as depicting Sir Thomas Shaw); | Mrs Frances Kelly Wood; | By whose estate sold to Lee; | From whom acquired by Partridge & Sons, London, by 1977.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2015 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, which included the work Portrait Of Sir John Shaw, 4Th Bt. (1728-1779), Of Eltham Lodge by Arthur Devis. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 22,500.00 (€ 30,553.92) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arthur Devis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of Thomas Bateman Lane (b. 1735), small full-length, in a grey suit with a blue waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his left hand, leaning on a tree stump, in a river landscape with the sea beyond, which sold at auction in June 2004 for GBP 53,775.00 (€ 80,033.31).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2015 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir John Shaw, 4Th Bt. (1728-1779), Of Eltham Lodge von Arthur Devis zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 22.500,00 (€ 30.553,92) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Arthur Devis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of Thomas Bateman Lane (b. 1735), small full-length, in a grey suit with a blue waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his left hand, leaning on a tree stump, in a river landscape with the sea beyond beobachtet, die im Juni 2004 für GBP 53.775,00 (€ 80.033,31) versteigert wurde.
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