James Seymour
Captain Robert Douglas riding out
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 38.400 GBP
Price realised: 38.400 GBP
Description
James Seymour (London 1702-1752)
Captain Robert Douglas riding out
signed with initials and dated 'JS 1751' (lower left)
oil on canvas
66.4 x 80.5cm (26 1/8 x 31 11/16in).
The Collection of A. Kennedy Kisch Esq. | Sale, Sotheby's, London, 16 July 1958, lot 48 | With J. Leger and Son, London (Apollo, June 1959), where purchased by the grandfather of the present owners | Literature | E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in oils and crayons, London, 1981, p. 341 | R. Wills, James Seymour, London, 2023, p.288, cat. no. 125
Captain Robert Douglas riding out
signed with initials and dated 'JS 1751' (lower left)
oil on canvas
66.4 x 80.5cm (26 1/8 x 31 11/16in).
The Collection of A. Kennedy Kisch Esq. | Sale, Sotheby's, London, 16 July 1958, lot 48 | With J. Leger and Son, London (Apollo, June 1959), where purchased by the grandfather of the present owners | Literature | E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters in oils and crayons, London, 1981, p. 341 | R. Wills, James Seymour, London, 2023, p.288, cat. no. 125
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Captain Robert Douglas riding out by James Seymour was auctioned at Bonhams in London in December this year. The price achieved of GBP 38,400.00 (€ 44,235.33) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Admittedly, works by James Seymour have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lord Portmore's 'Snap', a saddled chestnut hunter held by a groom, with a setter in a landscape in July 2021 with an auction result of GBP 275,000.00 (€ 322,494.52).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Captain Robert Douglas riding out von James Seymour kam im Dezember diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 38.400,00 (€ 44.235,33) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von James Seymour auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lord Portmore's 'Snap', a saddled chestnut hunter held by a groom, with a setter in a landscape im Juli 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 275.000,00 (€ 322.494,52).
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