Alfred-Guillaume-Gabriel, Comte D'Orsay
A Bronze Equestrian Portrait Of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.012 GBP
Price realised: 7.012 GBP
Description
Alfred-Guillaume-Gabriel, Comte D'Orsay (French, 1801-1852): A bronze equestrian portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Depicted on his favourite charger 'Hanover' wearing a plumed bicorne and holding a telescope in his right hand, his sheathed sword to his left side, on rectangular naturalistic base, the base signed to one side and to the underside of the horse COMTE D'ORSAY SCULPT. 1848, the opposing side of the base inscribed and numbered T.W. No 17, raised on a contemporary black marble rectangular plinth, 44.5cm high approximately overall
Depicted on his favourite charger 'Hanover' wearing a plumed bicorne and holding a telescope in his right hand, his sheathed sword to his left side, on rectangular naturalistic base, the base signed to one side and to the underside of the horse COMTE D'ORSAY SCULPT. 1848, the opposing side of the base inscribed and numbered T.W. No 17, raised on a contemporary black marble rectangular plinth, 44.5cm high approximately overall
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Alfred d'Orsay achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in October 2021. In the Napoleon BonaparteThe British Sale auction, the work A Bronze Equestrian Portrait Of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington sold for GBP 7,012.00 (€ 8,307.33) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Alfred d'Orsay; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Duke of Wellington on horseback sold at auction in March 2004 with the realized price of GBP 7,170.00 (€ 10,732.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alfred d'Orsay erzielte im Oktober 2021 bei Bonhams einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Napoleon BonaparteThe British Sale wurde die Arbeit A Bronze Equestrian Portrait Of Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington für GBP 7.012,00 (€ 8.307,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Alfred d'Orsay; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Duke of Wellington on horseback im März 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 7.170,00 (€ 10.732,83).
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