Jacob Axel Gillberg
Gustav Iv Adolph, King of Sweden (1778-1837), In Blue Coat And Black Stock, Wearing The Blue Moiré Sash And Breast-Star of The Royal Swedish Order of The Seraphim And The Breast-Star of The Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 136
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 136
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.400 GBP
Price realised: 2.400 GBP
Description
JACOB AXEL GILLBERG (SWEDISH, 1769-1854)
Gustav IV Adolph, King of Sweden (1778-1837), in blue coat and black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim and the breast-star of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
signed and dated 'Gillberg 1808' (lower left)
oval, 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.) high, gold mount, set in the cover of a circular gold-lined black tortoiseshell bonbonnière by Pierre-André Montauban (fl. 1800 - 1822), marked, Paris, 1798-1809
Gustav IV Adolph, King of Sweden (1778-1837), in blue coat and black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim and the breast-star of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
signed and dated 'Gillberg 1808' (lower left)
oval, 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.) high, gold mount, set in the cover of a circular gold-lined black tortoiseshell bonbonnière by Pierre-André Montauban (fl. 1800 - 1822), marked, Paris, 1798-1809
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, which included the work Gustav Iv Adolph, King of Sweden (1778-1837), In Blue Coat And Black Stock, Wearing The Blue Moiré Sash And Breast-Star of The Royal Swedish Order of The Seraphim And The Breast-Star of The Order of St. John of Jerusalem by Jacob Axel Gillberg. The price achieved of GBP 2,400.00 (€ 3,564.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Other works by Jacob Axel Gillberg have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2001 the work A young Hussar, facing right in fur-bordered blue coat with gold brocade, white ribbon tied on his left elbow, red waistcoat with gold loops, blue and gold sash, lace cravat and black stock, fair hair dressed in plaits, beard was auctioned for GBP 4,465.00 (€ 7,105.22).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gustav Iv Adolph, King of Sweden (1778-1837), In Blue Coat And Black Stock, Wearing The Blue Moiré Sash And Breast-Star of The Royal Swedish Order of The Seraphim And The Breast-Star of The Order of St. John of Jerusalem von Jacob Axel Gillberg zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.400,00 (€ 3.564,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Jacob Axel Gillberg konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2001 die Arbeit A young Hussar, facing right in fur-bordered blue coat with gold brocade, white ribbon tied on his left elbow, red waistcoat with gold loops, blue and gold sash, lace cravat and black stock, fair hair dressed in plaits, beard für GBP 4.465,00 (€ 7.105,22) ver
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