Iwan Winberg
Prince Volkonskii, in black uniform with silver-embroidered red collar, silver and aiguillette and epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Anne (2nd class), St. Stanislas (2nd class), St. Vladimir (4th class), the Prussian Order of the
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 330
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 330
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Description
IWAN WINBERG (RUSSO-SWEDISH, FL. C. 1825-1846)
Prince Volkonskii, in black uniform with silver-embroidered red collar, silver and aiguillette and epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Anne (2nd class), St. Stanislas (2nd class), St. Vladimir (4th class), the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, and medals including the Turkish War 1828-1829 and the Taking of Warsaw 1831
signed 'Winberg' (mid-right)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-brass frame surmounted with the head of Emperor Commodus wearing a lion skin, foliate scrolls below
Prince Volkonskii, in black uniform with silver-embroidered red collar, silver and aiguillette and epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Anne (2nd class), St. Stanislas (2nd class), St. Vladimir (4th class), the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, and medals including the Turkish War 1828-1829 and the Taking of Warsaw 1831
signed 'Winberg' (mid-right)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-brass frame surmounted with the head of Emperor Commodus wearing a lion skin, foliate scrolls below
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Prince Volkonskii, in black uniform with silver-embroidered red collar, silver and aiguillette and epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Anne (2nd class), St. Stanislas (2nd class), St. Vladimir (4th class), the Prussian Order of the by Ivan Winberg was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ivan Winberg - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Young Russian Nobleman With Forward-Combed Dark Hair, In Silver-Piped Dark Green Coat With Gold-Figured Red Collar, Gold Epaulettes With The Cypher of Tsar Nicholas I And Aiguillettes, Wearing The Breast-Star of The Imperial Russian Order of St. Al, which sold at auction in November 2006 for GBP 19,200.00 (€ 28,512.60).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Prince Volkonskii, in black uniform with silver-embroidered red collar, silver and aiguillette and epaulettes, wearing the Imperial Russian Orders of St. Anne (2nd class), St. Stanislas (2nd class), St. Vladimir (4th class), the Prussian Order of the von Ivan Winberg im November 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.250,00 (€ 7.351,36) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Ivan Winberg mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [A Young Russian Nobleman With Forward-Combed Dark Hair, In Silver-Piped Dark Green Coat With Gold-Figured Red Collar, Gold Epaulettes With The Cypher of Tsar Nicholas I And Aiguillettes, Wearing The B
Ivan Winberg - Auction history
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