Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
Portrait Of A Lady
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures Part II, Lot 92
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures Part II, Lot 92
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2019
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Description
Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin
SAINT-DIÉ 1759 - 1832 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount set with diamonds;
dated lower right: 1795
80 mm. Diam.
John Pierpont Morgan (d. 1913), New York; | sale, London, Christie's, 24 June 1935, lot 660; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 March 1966, lot 151; | with D.S. Lavender, London; | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1981
SAINT-DIÉ 1759 - 1832 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount set with diamonds;
dated lower right: 1795
80 mm. Diam.
John Pierpont Morgan (d. 1913), New York; | sale, London, Christie's, 24 June 1935, lot 660; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 March 1966, lot 151; | with D.S. Lavender, London; | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1981
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait Of A Lady by Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin was worth GBP 21,250.00 (€ 23,331.09) to a buyer in July 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures Part II at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A magnificent miniature of a young lady holding a quill in her right hand and balancing her artist's portfolio on her lap with her left hand, facing right in white muslin dress, large gem-set gold belt, powdered curling hair dressed 'à la conseilleu in May 2000 with an auction result of GBP 58,750.00
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady von Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin war einem Käufer im Juli 2019 GBP 21.250,00 (€ 23.331,09) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures Part II bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A magnificent miniature of a young lady holding a quill in her right hand and balancing her artist's portfolio on her lap with her left hand, facing right in white muslin dress, large gem-set gold belt, powdered curling hair dressed 'à la conseilleu im Mai 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 58.750,00 (€ 94.272,08).
Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin - Auction history
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