Peter Mayr
A young lady, in red sprigged checked blue dress with lace-bordered white fichu, wearing a portrait miniature suspended from a gold chain around her neck, gold and pearl hoop earrings, Bavarian gold-figured white brocade cap ('Riegelhaube') in her da
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 65
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 65
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2008
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 438 GBP
Price realised: 438 GBP
Description
PETER MAYR (GERMAN, 1758-1836)
A young lady, in red sprigged checked blue dress with lace-bordered white fichu, wearing a portrait miniature suspended from a gold chain around her neck, gold and pearl hoop earrings, Bavarian gold-figured white brocade cap ('Riegelhaube') in her dark hair
on ivory
1 15/16 in. (50 mm.) diam., ornate black and gold verre églomisé mount within gilt-metal frame
A young lady, in red sprigged checked blue dress with lace-bordered white fichu, wearing a portrait miniature suspended from a gold chain around her neck, gold and pearl hoop earrings, Bavarian gold-figured white brocade cap ('Riegelhaube') in her dark hair
on ivory
1 15/16 in. (50 mm.) diam., ornate black and gold verre églomisé mount within gilt-metal frame
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady, in red sprigged checked blue dress with lace-bordered white fichu, wearing a portrait miniature suspended from a gold chain around her neck, gold and pearl hoop earrings, Bavarian gold-figured white brocade cap ('Riegelhaube') in her da by Peter Mayr was sold in the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in June 2008. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 437.50 (€ 553.01) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Peter Mayr - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work [A young lady, full face in lace-bordered white dress, floral embroidered white stole draped over her right shoulder, coral necklace and earrings and gem-set gold ferronnière, her fair hair dressed in curls and plaited and a curl falling to
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young lady, in red sprigged checked blue dress with lace-bordered white fichu, wearing a portrait miniature suspended from a gold chain around her neck, gold and pearl hoop earrings, Bavarian gold-figured white brocade cap ('Riegelhaube') in her da von Peter Mayr wurde im Juni 2008 in der Auktion Important 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 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 437,50 (€ 553,01) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Peter Mayr mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [A young lady, full face in lace-bordered white dress, floral embroidered white stole draped over her right shoulder, coral necklace and earrings and gem-set gold ferronnière,
Peter Mayr - Auction history
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