Eduardo Moira
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 25
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 25
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
EDUARDO MOIRA (PORTUGESE, 1817-1887)
A large portrait miniature of a lady, probably a lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, full-length in a landscape, in lilac silk dress embroidered with flowers, white lace-bordered underdress with lace sleeves set with lilac ribbons, lace shawl over her shoulders and tied at corsage, wearing a blue enamelled gold bracelet set with pearls, and two hair bracelets, blue sapphire, gold and pearl rings, gem-set earrings and lace cap, her right arm resting on a carved stone plinth draped with tasselled silk shawl, a Maltese Terrier looking up towards its owner, the landscape with deer, water and trees
on ivory
rectangular with arched top, 19¾ x 13 1/8 in. (500 x 334 mm.), gilt-wood frame
A large portrait miniature of a lady, probably a lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, full-length in a landscape, in lilac silk dress embroidered with flowers, white lace-bordered underdress with lace sleeves set with lilac ribbons, lace shawl over her shoulders and tied at corsage, wearing a blue enamelled gold bracelet set with pearls, and two hair bracelets, blue sapphire, gold and pearl rings, gem-set earrings and lace cap, her right arm resting on a carved stone plinth draped with tasselled silk shawl, a Maltese Terrier looking up towards its owner, the landscape with deer, water and trees
on ivory
rectangular with arched top, 19¾ x 13 1/8 in. (500 x 334 mm.), gilt-wood frame
A top price for Eduardo Lobo Moira
The work Unknown by Eduardo Lobo Moira was worth GBP 8,125.00 (€ 8,988.80) to a buyer in June 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Eduardo Lobo Moira that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Eduardo Lobo Moira
Die Arbeit Unknown von Eduardo Lobo Moira war einem Käufer im Juni 2011 GBP 8.125,00 (€ 8.988,80) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Eduardo Lobo Moira, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Eduardo Lobo Moira - Auction history
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