John Smart
A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Collections, Including Selected Items From The Estate of Lord Eden of Winton, Lot 28
28. Jun - 28. Jun 2023
Collections, Including Selected Items From The Estate of Lord Eden of Winton, Lot 28
28. Jun - 28. Jun 2023
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.376 GBP
Price realised: 5.376 GBP
Description
SELECTED ITEMS FROM THE ESTATE OF LORD EDEN OF WINTON
John Smart (British, 1742-1811)
A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon.
watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, JS/ 1779, gold frame, the reverse set with blue foiled glass.
Oval, 43mm (1 11/16in) high
John Smart (British, 1742-1811)
A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon.
watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, JS/ 1779, gold frame, the reverse set with blue foiled glass.
Oval, 43mm (1 11/16in) high
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon by John Smart was sold in the Collections, Including Selected Items From The Estate of Lord Eden of Winton auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles in June this year. The price achieved of GBP 5,376.00 (€ 6,256.74) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Smart achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab Of Arcot And Prince Of The Carnatic (1718-1795) in April 2008 with an auction result of GBP 120,500.00 (€ 153,620.47).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A portrait miniature of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir John Eden, wearing a brown coat over his green waistcoat, white chemise and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with black ribbon von John Smart wurde im Juni diesen Jahres in der Auktion Collections, Including Selected Items From The Estate of Lord Eden of Winton bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.376,00 (€ 6.256,74) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Smart erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab Of Arcot And Prince Of The Carnatic (1718-1795) im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 120.500,00 (€ 153.620,47).
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