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- Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair
John Astley
Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair
Found at
Christies,
London
British Pictures 1500-1850, Lot 233
16. JUN - 16. JUN 2005
British Pictures 1500-1850, Lot 233
16. JUN - 16. JUN 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Astley (1724-1787)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in an elaborate red dress with ermine trim, with a white lace ruff, and pearls in her hair
oil on canvas
25¼ x 21 1/8 in. (64.1 x 53.7 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in an elaborate red dress with ermine trim, with a white lace ruff, and pearls in her hair
oil on canvas
25¼ x 21 1/8 in. (64.1 x 53.7 cm.)
A top price for John Astley
This artwork by John Astley achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2005. In the British Pictures 1500-1850 auction, the work Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair sold for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 22,230.95) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. This high result makes Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair the most expensive artwork by John Astley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Astley
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Astley erzielte im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British Pictures 1500-1850 wurde die Arbeit Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 22.230,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of A Lady, Bust-Length, In An Elaborate Red Dress With Ermine Trim, With A White Lace Ruff, And Pearls In Her Hair zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Astley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.