Michaelo Albanesi - Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884)

Michaelo Albanesi

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884)

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 173
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 2.394 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Michaelo Albanesi
Naples 1816 - 1878
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884)
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount and frame;
signed and dated centre right: M Albanesi 1837
88 by 76 mm.
With Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1980; | by whom sold to Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016) 
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A top price for Michaelo Albanesi

This artwork by Michaelo Albanesi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2020. In the Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection auction, the work Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884) sold for GBP 2,394.00 (€ 2,674.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. This high result makes Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884) the most expensive artwork by Michaelo Albanesi that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Michaelo Albanesi

Dieses Kunstwerk von Michaelo Albanesi erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884) für GBP 2.394,00 (€ 2.674,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Michaelo Albanesi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Michaelo Albanesi - Auction history

2.394 GBP
Michaelo Albanesi - Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884)
2020
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria (1803-1884)
Dec 2020
Sothebys, London
120 GBP
Michaelo Albanesi - Empress Maria-Anna of Austria (1803-1884), in red maroon off-the-shoulder dress with fichu, white elbow length gloves, drop pearl earring, elaborate plumed headdress and falling lace veil from her upswept curled hair
2005
Empress Maria-Anna of Austria (1803-1884), in red maroon off-the-shoulder dress with fichu, white elbow length gloves, drop pearl earring, elaborate plumed headdress and falling lace veil from her upswept curled hair
Apr 2005
Christies, London
1.293 GBP
Michaelo Albanesi - Anna Salisbury, standing in a garden, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, white shawl draped around her arms, white rose and foliage in her dark hair; lake and landscape background with Chinese pavilion beyond
Anna Salisbury, standing in a garden, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, white shawl draped around her arms, white rose and foliage in her dark hair; lake and landscape background with Chinese pavilion beyond
Nov 2000
Christies, London

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