Alois Gustav Rockstuhl
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 148
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2010
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 148
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2010
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Description
ALOIS GUSTAV ROCKSTUHL (RUSSIAN, 1798-1877)
A young Russian General, in red-piped black uniform with silver buttons and epaulettes, silver embroidered bands on high-standing collar, wearing the Imperial Russian medal for the Turkish campaign 1828-1829, suspended from the ribbon of St George, fair hair; draped red curtain and sky background
signed and dated 'Rockstuhl 1831' (mid-right)
on ivory
octagonal, 1 9/16 x 1¼ in. (39 x 31 mm.), gold mount set into gold bracelet frame with vari-colour gold surround decorated with flowers and foliage, nine-stranded strap set with untested pearls, gold mounts, the clasp set with turquoise
A young Russian General, in red-piped black uniform with silver buttons and epaulettes, silver embroidered bands on high-standing collar, wearing the Imperial Russian medal for the Turkish campaign 1828-1829, suspended from the ribbon of St George, fair hair; draped red curtain and sky background
signed and dated 'Rockstuhl 1831' (mid-right)
on ivory
octagonal, 1 9/16 x 1¼ in. (39 x 31 mm.), gold mount set into gold bracelet frame with vari-colour gold surround decorated with flowers and foliage, nine-stranded strap set with untested pearls, gold mounts, the clasp set with turquoise
A top price for Alois Gustav Rockstuhl
This artwork by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work Unknown sold for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 19,418.73) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alois Gustav Rockstuhl
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alois Gustav Rockstuhl erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit Unknown für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 19.418,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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