Per Krafft d.ä.
Gustaf III (1746-1792)
Estimate: 400.000 - 500.000 SEK
Price realised: 580.000 SEK
Price realised: 580.000 SEK
Description
Canvas 132 x 99 cm. Richly carved Gustavian frame attributed to Pehr Ljung.
Inscribed as a gift in 1785 by Gustaf III to the Governor General of Pomerania Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein (1735-1808), King Fredrik I's natural son by Hedvig Taube, then inherited by a cousin Taube, thence by descent.
Inscribed as a gift in 1785 by Gustaf III to the Governor General of Pomerania Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein (1735-1808), King Fredrik I's natural son by Hedvig Taube, then inherited by a cousin Taube, thence by descent.
A top price for Per Krafft the Elder
The work Gustaf III (1746-1792) by Per Krafft the Elder was auctioned at Bukowski in Stockholm in June this year. It achieved a price of SEK 580,000.00 (€ 49,236.26), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 16%. With this result, Gustaf III (1746-1792) is even the most expensive work of art by Per Krafft the Elder that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Per Krafft the Elder
Die Arbeit Gustaf III (1746-1792) von Per Krafft the Elder kam im Juni diesen Jahres bei Bukowski in Stockholm zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von SEK 580.000,00 (€ 49.236,26) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 16%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Gustaf III (1746-1792) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Per Krafft the Elder, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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