Johann Jakob Müller

A gentleman and three young ladies, all in profile: he, in a coat and stock; the sisters, in white dresses with fichus and wearing bonnets with a ribbon

Found at Christies, London
At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver, Lot 48
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2004
Estimate: 200 - 300 GBP
Price realised: 837 GBP
Johann Jakob Müller
A gentleman and three young ladies, all in profile: he, in a coat and stock; the sisters, in white dresses with fichus and wearing bonnets with a ribbon
pencil on card heightened with watercolour, hammered brass frames
ovals, approximately 2¾ in. (70 mm.) high
See part lot Illustration (4)

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Johann Jakob Müller achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2004. In the At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver auction, the work A gentleman and three young ladies, all in profile: he, in a coat and stock; the sisters, in white dresses with fichus and wearing bonnets with a ribbon sold for GBP 836.50 (€ 1,252.16) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 300.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Johann Jakob Müller; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Selbstporträt des Künstlers, 1795. sold at auction in September 2009 with the realized price of CHF 1,920.00 (€ 1,264.86).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Johann Jakob Müller erzielte im März 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion At Home - Portrait Miniatures, Objects of Vertu and Silver wurde die Arbeit A gentleman and three young ladies, all in profile: he, in a coat and stock; the sisters, in white dresses with fichus and wearing bonnets with a ribbon für GBP 836,50 (€ 1.252,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 300,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Johann Jakob Müller; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Selbstporträt des Künstlers, 1795. im September 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von CHF 1.920,00 (€ 1.264,86).

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Title: A gentleman, in profile to left, in a coat and cravat; and Theodore F. Winett of Cheltenham, in profile to right, in coat and cravat (Henry Hervé)
Price: 502 GBP
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Andrew Robertson - Sir Peter Rivers, seated in a black coat and frilled white cravat; window and tree background
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Auction: 16. Mar - 16. Mar 2004
Title: Sir Peter Rivers, seated in a black coat and frilled white cravat; window and tree background
Price: 454 GBP
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John Miers - A lady, in profile to left, in frilled dress, her hair upswept in ringlets
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Title: A lady, in profile to left, in frilled dress, her hair upswept in ringlets
Price: 215 GBP
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John Field - Mrs. Lear-Norwood, in profile to right, wearing a dress with frilled collar and a bonnet
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Auction: 16. Mar - 16. Mar 2004
Title: Mrs. Lear-Norwood, in profile to right, wearing a dress with frilled collar and a bonnet
Price: 263 GBP
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