Thomas Beach
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Scott (1733-1814), bust-length, in a black coat, in a feigned oval
Found at
Christies,
London
The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E., Lot 74
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2009
The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E., Lot 74
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2009
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Description
THOMAS BEACH (BRITISH, 1738-1806)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Scott (1733-1814), bust-length, in a black coat, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'T Beach p.t./1791' (lower right) and inscribed 'James Scott. D.D.' (lower right) and with identifying inscription 'James Scott D.D. born/1733 - (son of/James Scott who was.../in 1700.../his sister married/William Cookson/the father of.../Thos: Cookson Vicar of/St. Johns' (on a torn label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Scott (1733-1814), bust-length, in a black coat, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'T Beach p.t./1791' (lower right) and inscribed 'James Scott. D.D.' (lower right) and with identifying inscription 'James Scott D.D. born/1733 - (son of/James Scott who was.../in 1700.../his sister married/William Cookson/the father of.../Thos: Cookson Vicar of/St. Johns' (on a torn label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2009 Christies in London held the auction The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E., which included the work Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Scott (1733-1814), bust-length, in a black coat, in a feigned oval by Thomas Beach. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,062.50 (€ 1,145.75) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Beach achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Four portraits of the children of William and Elizabeth Helyar: Joanna, aged 8; Harriet, aged 11; Edward, aged 18; and Bridget, aged 13 in December 2018 with an auction result of GBP 32,500.00 (€ 36,207.88).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2009 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Country House Sale - Property of the 14th Earl of Kintore & The Collection of the Late Bernard Lyons, C.B.E. durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as James Scott (1733-1814), bust-length, in a black coat, in a feigned oval von Thomas Beach zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.062,50 (€ 1.145,75) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Beach erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Four portraits of the children of William and Elizabeth Helyar: Joanna, aged 8; Harriet, aged 11; Edward, aged 18; and Bridget, aged 13 im Dezember 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 32
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