Louis-Marie Sicardi
King Louis XVI of France (1754-1793), in ermine-trimmed coronation robes and wearing the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, powdered wig
Found at
Christies,
London
Lord St. Helens and Sir William FitzHerbert The Collections of a Diplomat and a Courtier, Lot 502
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2009
Lord St. Helens and Sir William FitzHerbert The Collections of a Diplomat and a Courtier, Lot 502
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2009
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
LOUIS-MARIE SICARDI (FRENCH, 1746-1825)
King Louis XVI of France (1754-1793), in ermine-trimmed coronation robes and wearing the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, powdered wig
signed and dated 'Sicardy 1782' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gold brooch frame with paste surround and engraved reverse with crown
King Louis XVI of France (1754-1793), in ermine-trimmed coronation robes and wearing the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, powdered wig
signed and dated 'Sicardy 1782' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gold brooch frame with paste surround and engraved reverse with crown
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work King Louis XVI of France (1754-1793), in ermine-trimmed coronation robes and wearing the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, powdered wig by Louis Marie Sicardi was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2009. It achieved a price of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 10,553.10), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Louis Marie Sicardi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A girl called Mademoiselle Victorine de Chastenay-Lanty, full face in white dress with laced green bodice and fichu, posy of forget-me-nots pinned at corsage, forget-me-nots, blue ribbon and large straw hat in her long powdered curled hair dressed à, which sold at auction in April 2002 for GBP 15,275.00 (€ 24,714.5
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit King Louis XVI of France (1754-1793), in ermine-trimmed coronation robes and wearing the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit, powdered wig von Louis Marie Sicardi kam im Januar 2009 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 10.553,10) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von Louis Marie Sicardi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A girl called Mademoiselle Victorine de Chastenay-Lanty, full face in white dress with laced green bodice and fichu, posy of forget-me-nots pinned at corsage, forget-me-nots, blue ribbon and large straw hat in her long powdered curled hair dressed à beobachtet, die im April 2002 für GBP 15.275,00 (€ 24.714,55) versteigert wurde.
Louis Marie Sicardi - Auction history
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