Johan Wilhelm Carl Way
Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden (1799-1859), King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859, facing right in blue coat with gold-embroidered blue collar and epaulettes, white shirt, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim, the cross
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 179
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 179
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 705 GBP
Price realised: 705 GBP
Description
JOHAN WILHELM CARL WAY (1792-1873)
Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden (1799-1859), King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859, facing right in blue coat with gold-embroidered blue collar and epaulettes, white shirt, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim, the cross of the Royal Swedish Order of Charles XIII, and the badges of the Royal Swedish Orders of the Sword and the Polar Star
signed and dated 'Way. 1822' (lower right)
oval, 1¾ in. (45 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden (1799-1859), King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859, facing right in blue coat with gold-embroidered blue collar and epaulettes, white shirt, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim, the cross of the Royal Swedish Order of Charles XIII, and the badges of the Royal Swedish Orders of the Sword and the Polar Star
signed and dated 'Way. 1822' (lower right)
oval, 1¾ in. (45 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2001 Christies in London held the auction Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, which included the work Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden (1799-1859), King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859, facing right in blue coat with gold-embroidered blue collar and epaulettes, white shirt, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim, the cross by Johan Wilhelm Carl Way. The price achieved of GBP 705.00 (€ 1,121.88) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 600.00 – 800.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Johan Wilhelm Carl Way - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work [A young gentleman and lady; he, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat, white cravat with black and white stickpin, curling fair hair; and she, facing right in white dress with pink sash, embroidered purple gauze stole dra
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2001 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the durch, in der auch die Arbeit Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden (1799-1859), King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859, facing right in blue coat with gold-embroidered blue collar and epaulettes, white shirt, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Swedish Order of the Seraphim, the cross von Johan Wilhelm Carl Way zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 705,00 (€ 1.121,88) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Johan Wilhelm Carl Way mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [A young gentleman and lady; he, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat, white cravat with black and white stickpin, curling fair hair; and she, fa
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