Alfred F. de Prades
Portrait of An Officer, Traditionally Identified As The Aide-De-Camp To Wellington, Full-Length, In The Richly Gold-Embroidered Scarlet Uniform of An Aide-De-Camp To The King Or Commander-In-Chief, Circa 1820-30, Mounted On A Grey Horse With The Well
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Description
Alfred F. de Prades (fl.1852-1879)
Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as the Aide-de-Camp to Wellington, full-length, in the richly gold-embroidered scarlet uniform of an Aide-de-Camp to the King or Commander-in-Chief, circa 1820-30, mounted on a grey horse with the Wellington statue beyond
oil on canvas
35¾ x 40 in. (90.7 x 101.5 cm.)
Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as the Aide-de-Camp to Wellington, full-length, in the richly gold-embroidered scarlet uniform of an Aide-de-Camp to the King or Commander-in-Chief, circa 1820-30, mounted on a grey horse with the Wellington statue beyond
oil on canvas
35¾ x 40 in. (90.7 x 101.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
The work Portrait of An Officer, Traditionally Identified As The Aide-De-Camp To Wellington, Full-Length, In The Richly Gold-Embroidered Scarlet Uniform of An Aide-De-Camp To The King Or Commander-In-Chief, Circa 1820-30, Mounted On A Grey Horse With The Well by Alfred F. de Prades was sold in the British and Victorian Pictures auction at Christies in London in May 2006. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,400.00 (€ 12,261.26), 40% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Alfred F. de Prades have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Robert the Devil with Jockey up on a racecourse in May 2002 with an auction result of USD 89,625.00 (€ 95,968.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 40 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of An Officer, Traditionally Identified As The Aide-De-Camp To Wellington, Full-Length, In The Richly Gold-Embroidered Scarlet Uniform of An Aide-De-Camp To The King Or Commander-In-Chief, Circa 1820-30, Mounted On A Grey Horse With The Well von Alfred F. de Prades wurde im Mai 2006 in der Auktion British and Victorian Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.400,00 (€ 12.261,26) und damit 40% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alfred F. de Prades auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Robert the Devil with Jockey up on a racecourse im Mai 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 89.625,00 (€ 95.968,52).
Alfred F. de Prades - Auction history
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