Joseph Grassi
Holy Roman Empress Maria Ludovica (1745-1792) holding a letter addressed to her brother Charles, facing left in white satin dress with ruffled neckline and long sleeves, jewel-set armlet and light blue jewelled belt, jewel-set gold headdress with fal
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 84
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 84
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.019 GBP
Price realised: 5.019 GBP
Description
JOSEPH GRASSI (C. 1758-1838)
Holy Roman Empress Maria Ludovica (1745-1792) holding a letter addressed to her brother Charles, facing left in white satin dress with ruffled neckline and long sleeves, jewel-set armlet and light blue jewelled belt, jewel-set gold headdress with falling white veil in her long powdered curling hair, seated in a blue upholstered chair, her hands resting on a table covered with pale blue cloth; pale blue curtain background
oval, 2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) high, ormolu frame, the backing paper inscribed '[...] de feue [Impéra]trice Louise fait en 1792'
Holy Roman Empress Maria Ludovica (1745-1792) holding a letter addressed to her brother Charles, facing left in white satin dress with ruffled neckline and long sleeves, jewel-set armlet and light blue jewelled belt, jewel-set gold headdress with falling white veil in her long powdered curling hair, seated in a blue upholstered chair, her hands resting on a table covered with pale blue cloth; pale blue curtain background
oval, 2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) high, ormolu frame, the backing paper inscribed '[...] de feue [Impéra]trice Louise fait en 1792'
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In June 2003 Christies in London held the auction IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, which included the work Holy Roman Empress Maria Ludovica (1745-1792) holding a letter addressed to her brother Charles, facing left in white satin dress with ruffled neckline and long sleeves, jewel-set armlet and light blue jewelled belt, jewel-set gold headdress with fal by Josef Maria Grassi. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,212.58). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Josef Maria Grassi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait de Tadeusz Kosciusko (1746-1817), en buste, portant un uniforme et la décoration de l'ordre de Cincinatus, which sold at auction in March 2002 for EUR 21,150.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Juni 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES durch, in der auch die Arbeit Holy Roman Empress Maria Ludovica (1745-1792) holding a letter addressed to her brother Charles, facing left in white satin dress with ruffled neckline and long sleeves, jewel-set armlet and light blue jewelled belt, jewel-set gold headdress with fal von Josef Maria Grassi zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.212,58) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Josef Maria Grassi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait de Tadeusz Kosciusko (1746-1817), en buste, portant un uniforme et la décoration de l'ordre de Cincinatus beobachtet, die im März 2002 für EUR 21.150,00 versteigert wurde.
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