Gervase Spencer
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu & Icons, Lot 31
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu & Icons, Lot 31
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 576 GBP
Price realised: 576 GBP
Description
GERVASE SPENCER
A young lady called Mrs. Willis, in white dress with lace-bordered fichu tied in a bow at corsage, wearing a white bonnet tied under her chin, leaning on her right elbow; and her young daughter, Miss Willis, in white dress with lace collar, a black ribbon in her fair hair, pearl earring (Gervase Spencer)
the former signed with initial 'G [S]', both in turned wood frames
ovals, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) and 1 in. (25 mm.) high
See part lot Illustration (2)
A young lady called Mrs. Willis, in white dress with lace-bordered fichu tied in a bow at corsage, wearing a white bonnet tied under her chin, leaning on her right elbow; and her young daughter, Miss Willis, in white dress with lace collar, a black ribbon in her fair hair, pearl earring (Gervase Spencer)
the former signed with initial 'G [S]', both in turned wood frames
ovals, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) and 1 in. (25 mm.) high
See part lot Illustration (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Unknown by Gervase Spencer was sold in the Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu & Icons auction at Christies in London in June 2005. It changed hands for a price of GBP 576.00 (€ 853.67) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00. Admittedly, works by Gervase Spencer 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 Young Boy, Circa 1750 in May 2020 with an auction result of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,632.01).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Unknown von Gervase Spencer wurde im Juni 2005 in der Auktion Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu & Icons bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 576,00 (€ 853,67) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 400,00 – 600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gervase Spencer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Young Boy, Circa 1750 im Mai 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.632,01).
Gervase Spencer - Auction history
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