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Auction archive: Lot number 41

Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London)

Estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
ca. US$1,299,469 - US$1,949,203
Price realised:
£800,000
ca. US$1,039,575
Auction archive: Lot number 41

Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London)

Estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
ca. US$1,299,469 - US$1,949,203
Price realised:
£800,000
ca. US$1,039,575
Beschreibung:

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London) Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847) oil on canvas 61 ¾ x 52 in. (156.9 x 132.1 cm.) Provenance By descent in the family of the sitters to, Henry Villebois (1807-1886), on whose wishes purchased for £8,000 in June 1886 by his widow, Mrs Maria Villebois (b. 1820). with Duveen, London, 1917. Mrs Marcia Tucker, née Brady (1884-1976), New York, by 1926; her sale (†), Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1977, lot 75, where acquired by the following, with Agnew's, London, 1993, from whom acquired by the following, Anonymous sale [Property of a Family Trust]; Sotheby's, London, 12 April 1995, lot 56. with Richard Green, London, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Auction archive: Lot number 41
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London) Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847) oil on canvas 61 ¾ x 52 in. (156.9 x 132.1 cm.) Provenance By descent in the family of the sitters to, Henry Villebois (1807-1886), on whose wishes purchased for £8,000 in June 1886 by his widow, Mrs Maria Villebois (b. 1820). with Duveen, London, 1917. Mrs Marcia Tucker, née Brady (1884-1976), New York, by 1926; her sale (†), Plaza Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1977, lot 75, where acquired by the following, with Agnew's, London, 1993, from whom acquired by the following, Anonymous sale [Property of a Family Trust]; Sotheby's, London, 12 April 1995, lot 56. with Richard Green, London, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Auction archive: Lot number 41
Auction:
Datum:
3 Dec 2019
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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