Mary Beale
Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.900 GBP
Price realised: 18.900 GBP
Description
Mary Beale
Barrow, Suffolk 1633 - 1699 London
Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket
inscribed on the stretcher by a later hand: Andrea Stillingfleet, only daughter of Bishop Edward 1635-1699, prebendary of St. Pauls 1667, chaplain to Charles 2nd 1668, Bishop of Worcester 1689
oil on canvas
unframed: 45 x 36.5 cm.; 17 ¾ x 14 ⅜ in.
framed: 55.2 x 44.9 cm.; 21 ¾ x 17 ⅝ in.
By descent in the family of the sitter; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 November 1991, lot 153.
Barrow, Suffolk 1633 - 1699 London
Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket
inscribed on the stretcher by a later hand: Andrea Stillingfleet, only daughter of Bishop Edward 1635-1699, prebendary of St. Pauls 1667, chaplain to Charles 2nd 1668, Bishop of Worcester 1689
oil on canvas
unframed: 45 x 36.5 cm.; 17 ¾ x 14 ⅜ in.
framed: 55.2 x 44.9 cm.; 21 ¾ x 17 ⅝ in.
By descent in the family of the sitter; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 15 November 1991, lot 153.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket by Mary Beale was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2021. It changed hands for a price of GBP 18,900.00 (€ 21,990.59) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Mary Beale have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of The Artist'S Son, Bartholomew Beale in July 2019 with an auction result of GBP 93,750.00 (€ 102,931.27).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of James Stillingfleet (1673/4-1746), half-length, wearing a white shirt and brown jacket von Mary Beale kam im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 18.900,00 (€ 21.990,59) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mary Beale auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of The Artist'S Son, Bartholomew Beale im Juli 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 93.750,00 (€ 102.931,27).
Mary Beale - Auction history
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