Louis Félix de La Rue - A band of Christian knights slaying a dragon; and A band of Christian knights confronted by harpies and demons

Louis Félix de La Rue

A band of Christian knights slaying a dragon; and A band of Christian knights confronted by harpies and demons

Found at Christies, London
Old Master and British Pictures and Old Master Drawings, Lot 394
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2007
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 840 GBP
Description
Louis Félix de La Rue (Paris 1720-1777)
A band of Christian knights slaying a dragon; and A band of Christian knights confronted by harpies and demons
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, on an early 19th Century album page
7¼ x 4½ in. (182 x 112 mm.) each; and a drawing of The Family of Darius before Alexander attributed to Jean Dubourg (3)
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Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

The work A band of Christian knights slaying a dragon; and A band of Christian knights confronted by harpies and demons by Louis-Félix de la Rue was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2007. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 800.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 840.00 (€ 1,229.87). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Louis-Félix de la Rue - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Bacchanal, which sold at auction in July 2010 for GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,508.95).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Die Arbeit A band of Christian knights slaying a dragon; and A band of Christian knights confronted by harpies and demons von Louis-Félix de la Rue kam im April 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 840,00 (€ 1.229,87) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Louis-Félix de la Rue mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Bacchanal beobachtet, die im Juli 2010 für GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.508,95) versteigert wurde.

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