Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin
Portrait of Pierre François Paulin, Comte de Barral (1745-1822)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 147
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 147
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin, called Augustin Dubourg
Saint-Dié 1750 - after 1800
Portrait of Pierre François Paulin, Comte de Barral (1745-1822)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed and dated centre right: Dubourg / 1785
68 mm. Diam.
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 December 2004, lot 320; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin, called Augustin Dubourg
Saint-Dié 1750 - after 1800
Portrait of Pierre François Paulin, Comte de Barral (1745-1822)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed and dated centre right: Dubourg / 1785
68 mm. Diam.
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 December 2004, lot 320; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2020. In the Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection auction, the work Portrait of Pierre François Paulin, Comte de Barral (1745-1822) sold for GBP 2,268.00 (€ 2,533.56) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Homme En Costume Marron, Gilet Crème Brodé Et Grand Jabot, Dans Un Paysage De Ruines Antiques, Vers 1792 sold at auction in October 2013 with the realized price of EUR 3,158.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Pierre François Paulin, Comte de Barral (1745-1822) für GBP 2.268,00 (€ 2.533,56) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Homme En Costume Marron, Gilet Crème Brodé Et Grand Jabot, Dans Un Paysage De Ruines Antiques, Vers 1792 im Oktober 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 3.158,00.
Georges Nicolas Toussaint Augustin - Auction history
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