Anton Friedrich König
Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, three-quarter length, in red-lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, frilled cravat and black stock, holding a stick in his right gloved hand, a black hat under his left arm,
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 27
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 27
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.975 GBP
Price realised: 5.975 GBP
Description
ANTON FRIEDRICH KÖNIG (GERMAN, 1722-1787)
Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, three-quarter length, in red-lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, frilled cravat and black stock, holding a stick in his right gloved hand, a black hat under his left arm, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle
rectangular, 3½ x 2 11/16 in. (87 x 69 mm.), wood frame
Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, three-quarter length, in red-lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, frilled cravat and black stock, holding a stick in his right gloved hand, a black hat under his left arm, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle
rectangular, 3½ x 2 11/16 in. (87 x 69 mm.), wood frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2003 Christies in London held the auction Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, which included the work Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, three-quarter length, in red-lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, frilled cravat and black stock, holding a stick in his right gloved hand, a black hat under his left arm, by Anton Friedrich König. The price achieved of GBP 5,975.00 (€ 8,462.80) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. 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
Im Dezember 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, three-quarter length, in red-lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, frilled cravat and black stock, holding a stick in his right gloved hand, a black hat under his left arm, von Anton Friedrich König zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.975,00 (€ 8.462,80) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 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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