Joseph Heigel
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
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 228
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 228
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.353 GBP
Price realised: 11.353 GBP
Description
JOSEPH HEIGEL (1780-1837)
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 upholstered chair, leaning on a gilt-wood table with ink-well, open manuscripts and salt cellar, his left arm around his son, holding a drawing in both hands, wearing a blue velvet suit with high lace ruff, short blonde hair; interior background; and the Comtesse de Reiset and her younger son seated below a tree; the Comtesse facing left in white dress with deep frilled border and diaphanous sleeves, a portrait miniature of two of her children worn as a bracelet, magnifying glass attached to a large gold chain tucked into a flowing large pink silk sash, large black hat with white plume in her curling brown hair, holding a book in her left hand and her right arm around her son in green velvet suit with large frilled collar, long curling blond
signed 'Heigel' (lower right) and 'Heigel f:' (mid-right), respectively
rectangular, 4¾ x 6 7/16 in. (122 x 164 mm.) and 4 15/16 x 6½ in. (125 x 167 mm.), respectively, scrolling gilt-wood and gesso frames (2)
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 upholstered chair, leaning on a gilt-wood table with ink-well, open manuscripts and salt cellar, his left arm around his son, holding a drawing in both hands, wearing a blue velvet suit with high lace ruff, short blonde hair; interior background; and the Comtesse de Reiset and her younger son seated below a tree; the Comtesse facing left in white dress with deep frilled border and diaphanous sleeves, a portrait miniature of two of her children worn as a bracelet, magnifying glass attached to a large gold chain tucked into a flowing large pink silk sash, large black hat with white plume in her curling brown hair, holding a book in her left hand and her right arm around her son in green velvet suit with large frilled collar, long curling blond
signed 'Heigel' (lower right) and 'Heigel f:' (mid-right), respectively
rectangular, 4¾ x 6 7/16 in. (122 x 164 mm.) and 4 15/16 x 6½ in. (125 x 167 mm.), respectively, scrolling gilt-wood and gesso frames (2)
A top price for Josef Heigel
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 by Josef Heigel was sold in the Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait auction at Christies in London in December 2002. It achieved a price of GBP 11,352.50 (€ 17,426.66), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. With this result, 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 is even the most expensive work of art by Josef Heigel that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Josef Heigel
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 von Josef Heigel wurde im Dezember 2002 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 11.352,50 (€ 17.426,66) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist 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 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Josef Heigel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Josef Heigel - Auction history
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