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- John Thomas Barber Beaumont
- A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair
John Thomas Barber Beaumont
A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 229
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 229
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.151 GBP
Price realised: 2.151 GBP
Description
JOHN THOMAS BARBER BEAUMONT (1774-1841)
A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair
signed with initials 'ITB' (lower right) and signed in full on the backing paper 'J T Barber Pinxt Londini'
oval, 2¾ in. (69 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with foliate border and engine-turned reverse with central vacant aperture
A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair
signed with initials 'ITB' (lower right) and signed in full on the backing paper 'J T Barber Pinxt Londini'
oval, 2¾ in. (69 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with foliate border and engine-turned reverse with central vacant aperture
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by John Thomas Barber Beaumont achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2003. In the IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES auction, the work A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair sold for GBP 2,151.00 (€ 3,091.10) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Thomas Barber Beaumont - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Unknown, which sold at auction in June 2010 for GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,840.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Thomas Barber Beaumont erzielte im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES wurde die Arbeit A gentleman, facing left in black coat, knotted cravat, powdered hair für GBP 2.151,00 (€ 3.091,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Thomas Barber Beaumont mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Unknown beobachtet, die im Juni 2010 für GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.840,52) versteigert wurde.