Peter Balthasar von Muralt
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 27
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 27
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Description
PETER BALTHASAR VON MURALT (SWISS, 1746-1814)
Salomon Gessner (1730-1788), in green-lined blue gown, white shirt and striped tan scarf worn loosely around his neck
signed and dated 'B d Muralt 1798' (mid-left)
on ivory
3 in. (76 mm.) diam, gilt-metal mount within square gilt-wood frame with beaded surround and floral spandrels
The reverse is inscribed 'Gessner par M. de Muralt major au Service de la République de Zurich'.
Salomon Gessner (1730-1788), in green-lined blue gown, white shirt and striped tan scarf worn loosely around his neck
signed and dated 'B d Muralt 1798' (mid-left)
on ivory
3 in. (76 mm.) diam, gilt-metal mount within square gilt-wood frame with beaded surround and floral spandrels
The reverse is inscribed 'Gessner par M. de Muralt major au Service de la République de Zurich'.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Unknown by Peter Balthasar von Muralt was sold in the Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in June 2011. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,244.60) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Peter Balthasar von Muralt have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2019 the work Portrait Of Mademoiselle De Marcieux Of Grenoble was auctioned for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,058.63).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Unknown von Peter Balthasar von Muralt wurde im Juni 2011 in der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.244,60) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Peter Balthasar von Muralt konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2019 die Arbeit Portrait Of Mademoiselle De Marcieux Of Grenoble für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.058,63) versteigert.
Peter Balthasar von Muralt - Auction history
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