Ferdinand Machéra
A young General or Marshal, in blue uniform with gold laurel embroidery and buttons, gold epaulettes and aiguillettes, black stock, white linen shirt with stand-collar, wearing the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 140
2. Jun - 2. Jun 2009
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 140
2. Jun - 2. Jun 2009
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
FERDINAND MACHÉRA (FRENCH, 1776-1843)
A young General or Marshal, in blue uniform with gold laurel embroidery and buttons, gold epaulettes and aiguillettes, black stock, white linen shirt with stand-collar, wearing the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
signed and dated 'F. Machera. 1813.' (mid-left)
on ivory
oval, 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, gold frame with gilt-metal reverse
A young General or Marshal, in blue uniform with gold laurel embroidery and buttons, gold epaulettes and aiguillettes, black stock, white linen shirt with stand-collar, wearing the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
signed and dated 'F. Machera. 1813.' (mid-left)
on ivory
oval, 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, gold frame with gilt-metal reverse
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In June 2009 Christies in London held the auction Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, which included the work A young General or Marshal, in blue uniform with gold laurel embroidery and buttons, gold epaulettes and aiguillettes, black stock, white linen shirt with stand-collar, wearing the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour by Ferdinand Machéra. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,613.52). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ferdinand Machéra - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A young girl, facing right in white dress, short light brown hair, which sold at auction in December 2002 for GBP 2,868.00 (€ 4,402.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Juni 2009 führte Christies in London die Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes durch, in der auch die Arbeit A young General or Marshal, in blue uniform with gold laurel embroidery and buttons, gold epaulettes and aiguillettes, black stock, white linen shirt with stand-collar, wearing the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour von Ferdinand Machéra zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.613,52) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Ferdinand Machéra mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A young girl, facing right in white dress, short light brown hair beobachtet, die im Dezember 2002 für GBP 2.868,00 (€ 4.402,52) versteigert wurde.
Ferdinand Machéra - Auction history
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