Nicolas Claude Vassal
Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 113
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 113
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.890 GBP
Price realised: 1.890 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Nicolas Claude Vassal
Fl. 1766 - 1779
Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818)
Enamel on copper, gilt-metal mount;
signed verso: VASSAL / 1772
34 by 27 mm.
Dr Eugen Gschwind, Basel; | sale, Geneva, Christie's, 13 May 1980, lot 251; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Nicolas Claude Vassal
Fl. 1766 - 1779
Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818)
Enamel on copper, gilt-metal mount;
signed verso: VASSAL / 1772
34 by 27 mm.
Dr Eugen Gschwind, Basel; | sale, Geneva, Christie's, 13 May 1980, lot 251; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
A top price for Nicolas Claude Vassal
The work Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818) by Nicolas Claude Vassal was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 1,890.00 (€ 2,111.30), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. This high result makes Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818) the most expensive artwork by Nicolas Claude Vassal that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nicolas Claude Vassal
Die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818) von Nicolas Claude Vassal kam im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.890,00 (€ 2.111,30) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of a gentleman, perhaps the architect Jacques Gondouin (1737-1818) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nicolas Claude Vassal, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nicolas Claude Vassal - Auction history
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