Lemuel Francis Abbott
Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Bengal, half-length, in a dark blue coat and white cravat
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire c. 1760-1802 London)
Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Bengal, half-length, in a dark blue coat and white cravat
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25¼ in. (76.5 x 64.2 cm.)
Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Bengal, half-length, in a dark blue coat and white cravat
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25¼ in. (76.5 x 64.2 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Bengal, half-length, in a dark blue coat and white cravat by Lemuel Francis Abbott was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 15,000.00 – 25,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 12,500.00 (€ 13,128.64). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lemuel Francis Abbott achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 in October 2005 with an auction result of GBP 164,800.00 (€ 243,030.20).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Bengal, half-length, in a dark blue coat and white cravat von Lemuel Francis Abbott im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 12.500,00 (€ 13.128,64) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lemuel Francis Abbott erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, KB, Vice-Admiral of the White, half-length, in naval uniform -- The Kilgraston sketch, 1797 im Oktober 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 164.800,00 (€ 243.030,20).
Lemuel Francis Abbott - Auction history
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