Henri Benner

Portrait Of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Palvovna Of Russia, Queen Of Würtemberg (1788-1819) Circa 1821

Found at Sothebys, London
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons, Lot 323
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.500 GBP
Henri Benner
MULHOUSE 1776 - 1829 ST PETERSBURG ?
PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUCHESS EKATERINA PALVOVNA OF RUSSIA, QUEEN OF WÜRTEMBERG (1788-1819) CIRCA 1821
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, laid on metal, gilt-metal mount;
inscribed in cyrillic verso: 22 Katharina Pavlowna
13.8 by 10.3 cm.; 4 1/2 by 3 1/8 in.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 19 November 1980, lot 147 (part of lot); | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1981

Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price

When the work Portrait Of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Palvovna Of Russia, Queen Of Würtemberg (1788-1819) Circa 1821 by Henri Benner was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 32,500.00 (€ 36,659.01). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henri Benner - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821, which sold at auction in November 2018 for GBP 75,000.00 (€ 84,597.72).

Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Palvovna Of Russia, Queen Of Würtemberg (1788-1819) Circa 1821 von Henri Benner im November 2018 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 32.500,00 (€ 36.659,01) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Henri Benner mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821 beobachtet, die im November 2018 für GBP 75.000,00 (€ 84.597,72) versteigert wurde.

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