Jean Duplessis-Bertaux
Napoleon I, Cambacérès & Lebrun: A group portrait of the three consuls, above view of Senate Chamber
Found at
Christies,
New York
NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO, Lot 2024
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2004
NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO, Lot 2024
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2004
Estimate: 700 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 3.107 USD
Price realised: 3.107 USD
Description
JEAN DUPLESSIS-BERTAUX (1747-1819)
Napoleon I, Cambacérès & Lebrun: A group portrait of the three consuls, above view of Senate Chamber
oval aquatint with hand-coloring, mounted above the cut signatures of each consul, that of Napoleon signed 'Bonaparte', as First Consul, and preceded by three lines in his autograph, in oak and parcel-gilt frame of Empire style
overall 25¼ x 18¾ in. (641 x 476 mm.)
Napoleon I, Cambacérès & Lebrun: A group portrait of the three consuls, above view of Senate Chamber
oval aquatint with hand-coloring, mounted above the cut signatures of each consul, that of Napoleon signed 'Bonaparte', as First Consul, and preceded by three lines in his autograph, in oak and parcel-gilt frame of Empire style
overall 25¼ x 18¾ in. (641 x 476 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2004. In the NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO auction, the work Napoleon I, Cambacérès & Lebrun: A group portrait of the three consuls, above view of Senate Chamber sold for USD 3,107.00 (€ 2,295.02) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Choc De Cavalerie in June 2008 with an auction result of EUR 11,875.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean Duplessis-Bertaux erzielte im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO wurde die Arbeit Napoleon I, Cambacérès & Lebrun: A group portrait of the three consuls, above view of Senate Chamber für USD 3.107,00 (€ 2.295,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean Duplessis-Bertaux auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Choc De Cavalerie im Juni 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 11.875,00.