Anton Friedrich König
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786, three-quarter length in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a stick in his gloved right hand and his left hand resting on a
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 24
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 24
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.170 GBP
Price realised: 7.170 GBP
Description
ANTON FRIEDRICH KÖNIG (GERMAN, 1722-1787)
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786, three-quarter length in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a stick in his gloved right hand and his left hand resting on a silver sash, his sword beside him, wearing the star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, black tricorn hat adorned with black rosette in his powdered hair
rectangular, 3 3/16 x 2 5/8 in. (81 x 66 mm.), gilt-metal frame
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786, three-quarter length in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a stick in his gloved right hand and his left hand resting on a silver sash, his sword beside him, wearing the star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, black tricorn hat adorned with black rosette in his powdered hair
rectangular, 3 3/16 x 2 5/8 in. (81 x 66 mm.), gilt-metal frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786, three-quarter length in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a stick in his gloved right hand and his left hand resting on a by Anton Friedrich König was sold in the Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures auction at Christies in London in December 2003. The price achieved of GBP 7,170.00 (€ 10,155.37) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Other works by Anton Friedrich König have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2018 the work Portrait Of Crown Princess Friederike Luise Of Prussia (1751-1805), Circa 1775 was auctioned for GBP 9,375.00 (€ 10,444.58).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786, three-quarter length in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a stick in his gloved right hand and his left hand resting on a von Anton Friedrich König wurde im Dezember 2003 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 7.170,00 (€ 10.155,37) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Anton Friedrich König konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2018 die Arbeit Portrait Of Crown Princess Friederike Luise Of Prussia (1751-1805), Circa 1775 für GBP 9.375,00 (€ 10.444,58) versteigert.
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