Georg Friedrich Schmidt - Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration

Found at Christies, London
Stephane Boudin at 5 Belgrave Square, Les Objets de l'Empire & Mount Kennedy, Ireland. Three Private Collections, Lot 124
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Georg Friedrich Schmidt (Schnorlinde 1712-1775 Berlin)
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration
signed 'Schmidt in Berlin f.' (lower right) and inscribed with initials and numbered 'N o . 37/J.V.M.' (upper right)
pencil and red chalk on paper
7½ x 6½ in. (19 x 16.5 cm.)

A top price for Georg Friedrich Schmidt

When the work Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration by Georg Friedrich Schmidt was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than six times as high at GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,241.85). This high result makes Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration the most expensive artwork by Georg Friedrich Schmidt that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Als die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration von Georg Friedrich Schmidt im März 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.241,85) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, facing to the left, wearing a sash and decoration zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Georg Friedrich Schmidt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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