Domenico Bossi
Count Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev, facing left in blue coat, white waistcoat and stock, wearing the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the blue sash and breast star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Steph
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 197
28. May - 28. May 2002
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 197
28. May - 28. May 2002
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Description
DOMENICO BOSSI (1765-1853)
Count Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev, facing left in blue coat, white waistcoat and stock, wearing the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the blue sash and breast star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, the breast stars of the Russian Order of St. Alexander Nevskij and the badge of the Imperial Russian Order of St. George and another war medal
signed and dated 'D. Bossi p.t 1826' (lower left)
watercolour on card
oval, 5 3/16 in. (132 mm.) high, rectangular velvet surround with easel stand
Count Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev, facing left in blue coat, white waistcoat and stock, wearing the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the blue sash and breast star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, the breast stars of the Russian Order of St. Alexander Nevskij and the badge of the Imperial Russian Order of St. George and another war medal
signed and dated 'D. Bossi p.t 1826' (lower left)
watercolour on card
oval, 5 3/16 in. (132 mm.) high, rectangular velvet surround with easel stand
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work Count Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev, facing left in blue coat, white waistcoat and stock, wearing the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the blue sash and breast star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Steph by Domenico Bossi was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2002, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 800.00 but the actual price achieved was more However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Domenico Bossi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Duke Adam of Württemberg (1792-1847), In Red Coat With Gold-Embroidered Red Facings, Gold Tassels And Buttons, Fur Collar And Dark Cravat, Wearing The Breast-Star of The Royal Württemberg Order of The Golden Eagle, which sold at auction in July 2005 for GBP 19,200.00 (€ 27,849.42).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Count Dmitry Pavlovich Tatishchev, facing left in blue coat, white waistcoat and stock, wearing the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the blue sash and breast star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Steph von Domenico Bossi im Mai 2002 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.541,00 (€ 7.111,27) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Domenico Bossi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [Duke Adam of Württemberg (1792-1847), In Red Coat With Gold-Embroidered Red Facings, Gold Tassels And Buttons, Fur Collar And Dark Cravat, Wearing The Breast-Star of The Royal Württemberg Order of The
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