Michael Dahl

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs. Mary Finch, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress with a blue wrap

Found at Christies, London
The Sunday Sale : The Langford Hall Collection, Nottinghamshire - Property of the late Mr & Mrs Patrick Radford, Lot 296
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2008
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
MICHAEL DAHL (STOCKHOLM C.1659-1743 LONDON)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs. Mary Finch, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress with a blue wrap
with identifying inscription 'Mrs. Mary Finch, Eldest Sister of Selina/Countess Ferrers' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.7 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.

The work Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs. Mary Finch, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress with a blue wrap by Michael Dahl was sold in the The Sunday Sale : The Langford Hall Collection, Nottinghamshire - Property of the late Mr & Mrs Patrick Radford auction at Christies in London in July 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 11,250.00 (€ 14,293.25), 41% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Michael Dahl have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Double Portrait Of A Lady And A Gentleman in December 2017 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 63,301.14).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mrs. Mary Finch, three-quarter-length, in a grey dress with a blue wrap von Michael Dahl wurde im Juli 2008 in der Auktion The Sunday Sale : The Langford Hall Collection, Nottinghamshire - Property of the late Mr & Mrs Patrick Radford bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 14.293,25) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michael Dahl auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Double Portrait Of A Lady And A Gentleman im Dezember 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 63.301,14).

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