François-Joseph-Juste Sieurac
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 95
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 95
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH-JUSTE SIEURAC (FRENCH, 1781-1832)
Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville (1801-1876), in red military uniform, horizontal silver facings, silver collar and epaulettes, brass buttons, black stock, dark hair
signed and dated 'F Sieurac 1827' (mid-left)
on ivory
oval, 4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular ebonised wood frame by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, scroll surmount and metal plaque inscribed 'Lord Melville'
Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville (1801-1876), in red military uniform, horizontal silver facings, silver collar and epaulettes, brass buttons, black stock, dark hair
signed and dated 'F Sieurac 1827' (mid-left)
on ivory
oval, 4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular ebonised wood frame by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, scroll surmount and metal plaque inscribed 'Lord Melville'
A top price for François Joseph Juste Sieurac
The work Unknown by François Joseph Juste Sieurac was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2009. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,556.71). With this result, Unknown is even the most expensive work of art by François Joseph Juste Sieurac that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für François Joseph Juste Sieurac
Die Arbeit Unknown von François Joseph Juste Sieurac kam im November 2009 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.556,71) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Unknown sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von François Joseph Juste Sieurac, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
François Joseph Juste Sieurac - Auction history
