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Anton Raphael Mengs - Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle

Anton Raphael Mengs

Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 31
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2022
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 475.000 GBP
Description
ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS (AUSSIG 1728-1779 ROME)
Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle
oil on canvas, unlined
61 1⁄4 x 43 1⁄4 in. (155.7 x 110.8 cm.)
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A top price for Anton Raphael Mengs

When the work Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle by Anton Raphael Mengs was auctioned at Christies in London in July last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 150,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 475,000.00 (€ 567,234.37 This high result makes Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle the most expensive artwork by Anton Raphael Mengs that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Anton Raphael Mengs

Als die Arbeit Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle von Anton Raphael Mengs im Juli letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 150.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 475.000,00 (€ 567.234,37) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Anton Raphael Mengs, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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