James Leakey
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Plate and Icons, Lot 63
5. Sep - 5. Sep 2006
Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Plate and Icons, Lot 63
5. Sep - 5. Sep 2006
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 780 GBP
Price realised: 780 GBP
Description
JAMES LEAKEY
A couple: he, in blue coat and powdered hair; she, in white dress
oil, rectangular black frame
ovals, 2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) high; and two silhouettes on card of Dr. John Barnett of Worcester and his sister, Mrs. H. English (née Barnett) (4)
A couple: he, in blue coat and powdered hair; she, in white dress
oil, rectangular black frame
ovals, 2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) high; and two silhouettes on card of Dr. John Barnett of Worcester and his sister, Mrs. H. English (née Barnett) (4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Unknown by James Leakey was sold in the Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Plate and Icons auction at Christies in London in September 2006. It achieved a price of GBP 780.00 (€ 1,150.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Admittedly, works by James Leakey have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lieutenant-Colonel W. George Collier, facing right in scarlet coat of the Coldstream Guards, with gold bordered blue collar and facings, gold epaulettes, white cross sash with gilt-metal oval plate, white shirt and black stock, curling light brown ha in June 2003 with an auction result of GBP 4,780.00 (€ 6,869.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Unknown von James Leakey wurde im September 2006 in der Auktion Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu, Silver and Plate and Icons bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 780,00 (€ 1.150,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von James Leakey auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lieutenant-Colonel W. George Collier, facing right in scarlet coat of the Coldstream Guards, with gold bordered blue collar and facings, gold epaulettes, white cross sash with gilt-metal oval plate, white shirt and black stock, curling light brown ha im Juni 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.780,00 (€ 6.869,12).
James Leakey - Auction history
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