Guglielmo Faija

A gentleman, facing right in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and black cravat, long sideburns

Found at Christies, London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 266
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2000
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 494 GBP
GUGLIELMO FAIJA (1803 - after 1861)
A gentleman, facing right in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and black cravat, long sideburns
signed 'Faija' (mid-left)
oval, 15/8 in. (42 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with dye-stamped border and engraved reverse

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A gentleman, facing right in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and black cravat, long sideburns by Guglielmo Faija was sold in the IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU auction at Christies in London in November 2000. The price achieved of GBP 493.50 (€ 806.61) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 400.00 – 600.00. Admittedly, works by Guglielmo Faija have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait du duc de Bordeaux en uniforme de chasseurs à cheval in June this year with an auction result of EUR 7,872.00.

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A gentleman, facing right in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and black cravat, long sideburns von Guglielmo Faija wurde im November 2000 in der Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 493,50 (€ 806,61) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Guglielmo Faija auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait du duc de Bordeaux en uniforme de chasseurs à cheval im Juni diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 7.872,00.

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