Peter Paillou
A young lady, in a white dress with white underslip, wearing a large black hat with blue-tipped white plumbs on her powdered curling hair; sky background
Found at
Christies,
London
Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 72
8. Oct - 8. Oct 2002
Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 72
8. Oct - 8. Oct 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Peter Paillou
A young lady, in a white dress with white underslip, wearing a large black hat with blue-tipped white plumbs on her powdered curling hair; sky background
gilt pendant frame, the reverse with gold initials JH on blue glass with locks of hair and gold wire on translucent glass
oval, 2¼ in. (57 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
A young lady, in a white dress with white underslip, wearing a large black hat with blue-tipped white plumbs on her powdered curling hair; sky background
gilt pendant frame, the reverse with gold initials JH on blue glass with locks of hair and gold wire on translucent glass
oval, 2¼ in. (57 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Peter Paillou achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2002. In the Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures auction, the work A young lady, in a white dress with white underslip, wearing a large black hat with blue-tipped white plumbs on her powdered curling hair; sky background sold for GBP 1,057.50 (€ 1,672.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. Admittedly, works by Peter Paillou have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Cockerel in July 2011 with an auction result of GBP 6,500.00 (€ 7,459.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Paillou erzielte im Oktober 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures wurde die Arbeit A young lady, in a white dress with white underslip, wearing a large black hat with blue-tipped white plumbs on her powdered curling hair; sky background für GBP 1.057,50 (€ 1.672,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Peter Paillou auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Cockerel im Juli 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.500,00 (€ 7.459,72).
Peter Paillou - Auction history
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