Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath

A gentleman, seated, gesturing to an open book beside him; facing left in white shirt with ruffled cuffs, cravat, long coat

Found at Christies, London
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 114
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.175 GBP
HEINRICH JAKOB ALDENRATH (1775-1844)
A gentleman, seated, gesturing to an open book beside him; facing left in white shirt with ruffled cuffs, cravat, long coat
signed and dated 'Aldenrath pinx. 94.' (bottom right)
sepia heightened with watercolour on vellum
oval, 5¾ in. (145 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-wood frame with beaded inner border

Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.

In November 2001 Christies in London held the auction Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, which included the work A gentleman, seated, gesturing to an open book beside him; facing left in white shirt with ruffled cuffs, cravat, long coat by Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,175.00 (€ 1,869.80), 68% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of A Young Officer, which sold at auction in April 2008 for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,374.29).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen

Im November 2001 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the durch, in der auch die Arbeit A gentleman, seated, gesturing to an open book beside him; facing left in white shirt with ruffled cuffs, cravat, long coat von Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.175,00 (€ 1.869,80) und damit 68% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of A Young Officer beobachtet, die im April 2008 für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.374,29) versteigert wurde.

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Charles Hénard
Auction: 6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Title: A young lady, facing right, in blue silk dress with ochre-coloured sash tied in a bow at waist, white-bordered gauze scarf over her left shoulder, ochre-coloured ribbon in her long curling powdered hair
Price: 1.998 GBP
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Heinrich Friedrich Füger
Auction: 6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Title: An important miniature of a young gentleman, facing left in brown doublet with wide white collar, the sleeves slashed to reveal white, curling powdered hair; foliate background
Price: 25.850 GBP
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Augustin Dubourg - A young boy feeding three baby birds, full face in blue dress with lace collar and cuffs, seated at a table holding a stick with a piece of bread in his right hand and holding the birds\' nest in his left hand, a small plate of bread beside him; folia
Augustin Dubourg
Auction: 6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Title: A young boy feeding three baby birds, full face in blue dress with lace collar and cuffs, seated at a table holding a stick with a piece of bread in his right hand and holding the birds' nest in his left hand, a small plate of bread beside him; folia
Price: 2.938 GBP
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Pierre Rouvier - A lady, facing right in white dress with blue ribbon tied at corsage and matching wide sash, pearl bracelet, long powdered curling upswept hair
Pierre Rouvier
Auction: 6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Title: A lady, facing right in white dress with blue ribbon tied at corsage and matching wide sash, pearl bracelet, long powdered curling upswept hair
Price: 1.293 GBP
Found at Christies
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