Franz Xaver Winterhalter
La Siesta
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 45
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 45
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 73.250 GBP
Price realised: 73.250 GBP
Description
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
1805-1873
LA SIESTA
signed, dated and inscribed l.c.: F X Winterhalter 1844 Paris: stamped on the stretcher with the royal cypher, the Osborne inventory stamp of 1873 and the personal stamp of Queen Victoria
oil on canvas
58 by 44 cm.; 22 ¾ by 17 ¼ in.
Queen Victoria, Osborne House, bought from the artist in 1841 for £200; | Thence by descent to her son Arthur, Duke of Connaught; | Thence by descent to his daughter Lady (Victoria) Patricia Ramsay; | Christie's, London, 26 July 1974, lot 253 where purchased by Sir David Scott for £1,260
1805-1873
LA SIESTA
signed, dated and inscribed l.c.: F X Winterhalter 1844 Paris: stamped on the stretcher with the royal cypher, the Osborne inventory stamp of 1873 and the personal stamp of Queen Victoria
oil on canvas
58 by 44 cm.; 22 ¾ by 17 ¼ in.
Queen Victoria, Osborne House, bought from the artist in 1841 for £200; | Thence by descent to her son Arthur, Duke of Connaught; | Thence by descent to his daughter Lady (Victoria) Patricia Ramsay; | Christie's, London, 26 July 1974, lot 253 where purchased by Sir David Scott for £1,260
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, which included the work La Siesta by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The price achieved of GBP 73,250.00 (€ 88,564.76) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Franz Xaver Winterhalter achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Queen Olga of Württemberg, Grand Duchess of Russia in June 2006 with an auction result of GBP 1,072,000.00 (€ 1,551,166.13).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation durch, in der auch die Arbeit La Siesta von Franz Xaver Winterhalter zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 73.250,00 (€ 88.564,76) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Franz Xaver Winterhalter erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Queen Olga of Württemberg, Grand Duchess of Russia im Juni 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.072.000,00 (€ 1.551.166,13).
Franz Xaver Winterhalter - Auction history
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