Josef Heigel
A French general, in green uniform with gold embroidery and epaulettes, wearing a gold cummerbund, black stock and the jewel of the French Order of the Legion of Honour (Commander class) and the badge of the Royal French Order of St. Louis; together
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 293
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 293
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
JOSEF HEIGEL, (GERMAN, 1780-1837)
A French general, in green uniform with gold embroidery and epaulettes, wearing a gold cummerbund, black stock and the jewel of the French Order of the Legion of Honour (Commander class) and the badge of the Royal French Order of St. Louis; together with an officer, in blue uniform, silver embroidered blue collar, silver boards, wearing the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne (2nd class) and the order of St. John of Jerusalem (Commander class); (Russian School, circa 1800)
signed and dated 'JHeigel 1835' (lower right)
the former on card
rectangular, 9 7/16 x 7¼ in. (238 x 184 mm.) and oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, respectively, gilt-metal mount by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, with trade label on reverse, and gilt-metal frame with blue and white enamel border with glazed reverse, respectively (2)
A French general, in green uniform with gold embroidery and epaulettes, wearing a gold cummerbund, black stock and the jewel of the French Order of the Legion of Honour (Commander class) and the badge of the Royal French Order of St. Louis; together with an officer, in blue uniform, silver embroidered blue collar, silver boards, wearing the Imperial Russian Order of St. Anne (2nd class) and the order of St. John of Jerusalem (Commander class); (Russian School, circa 1800)
signed and dated 'JHeigel 1835' (lower right)
the former on card
rectangular, 9 7/16 x 7¼ in. (238 x 184 mm.) and oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, respectively, gilt-metal mount by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, with trade label on reverse, and gilt-metal frame with blue and white enamel border with glazed reverse, respectively (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
In November 2007 Christies in London held the auction Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, which included the work A French general, in green uniform with gold embroidery and epaulettes, wearing a gold cummerbund, black stock and the jewel of the French Order of the Legion of Honour (Commander class) and the badge of the Royal French Order of St. Louis; together by Josef Heigel. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,250.00 (€ 3,150.58), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Josef Heigel 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 fine pair of miniatures of the Reiset family: The Comte de Reiset and his eldest son; the Comte, in black jacket and trousers, purple and blue waistcoat, white shirt and cravat, wearing spectacles, his grey hair combed forwards, seated in a green u in December 2002 with an auction result of GBP 11,352.50 (€ 17,426.6
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Im November 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes durch, in der auch die Arbeit A French general, in green uniform with gold embroidery and epaulettes, wearing a gold cummerbund, black stock and the jewel of the French Order of the Legion of Honour (Commander class) and the badge of the Royal French Order of St. Louis; together von Josef Heigel zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 3.150,58) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Josef Heigel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A fine pair of miniatures of the Reiset family: The Comte de Reiset and his eldest son; the Comte, in black jacket and trousers, purple and blue waistcoat, white shirt and cravat, wearing spectacles, his grey hair combed forwards, seated in a green u im Dezember
Josef Heigel - Auction history
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