Edward Tayler
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 173
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2010
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 173
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
EDWARD TAYLER (BRITISH, 1828-1906)
A pair of portraits of Mr and Mrs Cropper: he, Edward Cropper (d. c. 1878), seated in a wooden chair, in black coat, grey waistcoat, black tied cravat, gem-set ring on his left hand, a pair of spectacles in his right hand, his arm resting on a table with papers, draped red curtain background; she, the Hon. Margaret Cropper, née Denman (1815-1899), seated in mauve upholstered wooden chair, in black velvet dress with white lace collar and cuffs, white lace shawl over her fair centre-parted upswept hair, wearing gold bracelets, holding a white handkerchief; window in background, the sill set with vase of flowers
on ivory
rectangular with arched tops, 7 5/8 x 6 (193 x 150 mm.) and 7 7/16 x 5 15/16 in. (190 x 150 mm.), gilt mounts within velvet-lined wooden frames
A paper label on the back of the portrait of Mrs Cropper is inscribed in ink 'N o 1 Portrait of Hon b l e M r s Edward Cropper by Edward Tayler of 7 Conduit Street Westbourne Terrace' (2)
A pair of portraits of Mr and Mrs Cropper: he, Edward Cropper (d. c. 1878), seated in a wooden chair, in black coat, grey waistcoat, black tied cravat, gem-set ring on his left hand, a pair of spectacles in his right hand, his arm resting on a table with papers, draped red curtain background; she, the Hon. Margaret Cropper, née Denman (1815-1899), seated in mauve upholstered wooden chair, in black velvet dress with white lace collar and cuffs, white lace shawl over her fair centre-parted upswept hair, wearing gold bracelets, holding a white handkerchief; window in background, the sill set with vase of flowers
on ivory
rectangular with arched tops, 7 5/8 x 6 (193 x 150 mm.) and 7 7/16 x 5 15/16 in. (190 x 150 mm.), gilt mounts within velvet-lined wooden frames
A paper label on the back of the portrait of Mrs Cropper is inscribed in ink 'N o 1 Portrait of Hon b l e M r s Edward Cropper by Edward Tayler of 7 Conduit Street Westbourne Terrace' (2)
A top price for Edward Tayler
In November 2010 Christies in London held the auction Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, which included the work Unknown by Edward Tayler. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,750.00 (€ 2,091.25), 46% above the upper estimate. With this result, Unknown is even the most expensive work of art by Edward Tayler that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Tayler
Im November 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Edward Tayler zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.750,00 (€ 2.091,25) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Unknown sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Edward Tayler, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Edward Tayler - Auction history
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