Georges Antoine Keman
Governor Nugent, in a blue coat with double row of gilt buttons, scarlet waistcoat and powdered wig
Found at
Christies,
London
At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver, Lot 61
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2004
At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver, Lot 61
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Georges Antoine Keman
Governor Nugent, in a blue coat with double row of gilt buttons, scarlet waistcoat and powdered wig
signed 'Keman', rectangular black frame with gilt-metal mount
oval, 2 7/16 in. (61 mm.) high; a print of Lt. General Sir Thomas Dallas G.C.B.(1757-1839), in uniform, in a modern engraved silver frame; Mary Elliott (d.1812), in a black dress with white pointed collar and falling veil, wearing a gold cross suspended from a pearl necklace; a silhouette of a young boy, painted on card; and Sarah Newnham, in a white dress and scarf (English School, circa 1810)
with signature HKirkchhoffer and the date 1803
all in rectangular frames (5)
Governor Nugent, in a blue coat with double row of gilt buttons, scarlet waistcoat and powdered wig
signed 'Keman', rectangular black frame with gilt-metal mount
oval, 2 7/16 in. (61 mm.) high; a print of Lt. General Sir Thomas Dallas G.C.B.(1757-1839), in uniform, in a modern engraved silver frame; Mary Elliott (d.1812), in a black dress with white pointed collar and falling veil, wearing a gold cross suspended from a pearl necklace; a silhouette of a young boy, painted on card; and Sarah Newnham, in a white dress and scarf (English School, circa 1810)
with signature HKirkchhoffer and the date 1803
all in rectangular frames (5)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 55 %.
The work Governor Nugent, in a blue coat with double row of gilt buttons, scarlet waistcoat and powdered wig by Georges Antoine Keman was sold in the At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver auction at Christies in London in March 2004. It achieved a price of GBP 776.75 (€ 1,162.72), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 55%. Admittedly, works by Georges Antoine Keman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of A Family Group in July 2011 with an auction result of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,324.65).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 55 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Governor Nugent, in a blue coat with double row of gilt buttons, scarlet waistcoat and powdered wig von Georges Antoine Keman wurde im März 2004 in der Auktion At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 776,75 (€ 1.162,72) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 55%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Georges Antoine Keman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Family Group im Juli 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.324,65).
Georges Antoine Keman - Auction history
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