Etienne Charles Le Guay
A young officer, standing with his left hand raised, in blue coat with gold buttons and red collar and cuffs, cream-coloured trousers, white waistcoat and knotted black cravat, brown cloak draped around his body, curling brown hair; cliff, sea and bo
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 47
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 47
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.925 GBP
Price realised: 17.925 GBP
Description
ETIENNE CHARLES LE GUAY (French, 1762-1846)
A young officer, standing with his left hand raised, in blue coat with gold buttons and red collar and cuffs, cream-coloured trousers, white waistcoat and knotted black cravat, brown cloak draped around his body, curling brown hair; cliff, sea and boats in the background
signed 'Le Guay. Mfre de Dihl & Gd.' (lower left)
on porcelain
oval, 7 in. (180 mm.) high, later rectangular gilt-wood frame
A young officer, standing with his left hand raised, in blue coat with gold buttons and red collar and cuffs, cream-coloured trousers, white waistcoat and knotted black cravat, brown cloak draped around his body, curling brown hair; cliff, sea and boats in the background
signed 'Le Guay. Mfre de Dihl & Gd.' (lower left)
on porcelain
oval, 7 in. (180 mm.) high, later rectangular gilt-wood frame
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work A young officer, standing with his left hand raised, in blue coat with gold buttons and red collar and cuffs, cream-coloured trousers, white waistcoat and knotted black cravat, brown cloak draped around his body, curling brown hair; cliff, sea and bo by Étienne-Charles Leguay was worth GBP 17,925.00 (€ 26,894.10) to a buyer in May 2004. This price was achieved in the auction IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES at Christies in London and exceeded the prev Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Étienne-Charles Leguay; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of A Lady And Gentleman, Circa 1801 sold at auction in December 2018 with the realized price of GBP 27,500.00 (€ 30,637.44).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A young officer, standing with his left hand raised, in blue coat with gold buttons and red collar and cuffs, cream-coloured trousers, white waistcoat and knotted black cravat, brown cloak draped around his body, curling brown hair; cliff, sea and bo von Étienne-Charles Leguay war einem Käufer im Mai 2004 GBP 17.925,00 (€ 26.894,10) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Étienne-Charles Leguay; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady And Gentleman, Circa 1801 im Dezember 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 27.500,00 (€ 30.637,44).
Étienne-Charles Leguay - Auction history
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