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- The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin

Piat Joseph Sauvage
The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 94
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 94
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PIAT JOSEPH SAUVAGE (BELGIAN, 1744-1818)
The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin
signed 'Sauvage' (lower left)
en grisaille on a slate blue ground
2 11/16 in. (67 mm.) diam., gold and gilt-metal mounts, set on the cover of a gold mounted dark composition bonbonnière, the gold mounts by Henry Garand (fl. 1788-1793), marked, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, the flange engraved 'DONNEE PAR LEURS MAJESTES A MR PUTOD CAPITAINE DE LEURS GARDES 17 7BR 91'
The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin
signed 'Sauvage' (lower left)
en grisaille on a slate blue ground
2 11/16 in. (67 mm.) diam., gold and gilt-metal mounts, set on the cover of a gold mounted dark composition bonbonnière, the gold mounts by Henry Garand (fl. 1788-1793), marked, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, the flange engraved 'DONNEE PAR LEURS MAJESTES A MR PUTOD CAPITAINE DE LEURS GARDES 17 7BR 91'
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Piat Joseph Sauvage achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2004. In the IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES auction, the work The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin sold for GBP 5,377.50 (€ 8,068.23) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Piat Joseph Sauvage have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Venus And Cupid in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 93,750.00 (€ 80,334.19).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Piat Joseph Sauvage erzielte im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES wurde die Arbeit The jugate profiles of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin für GBP 5.377,50 (€ 8.068,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Piat Joseph Sauvage auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Venus And Cupid im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 93.750,00 (€ 80.334,19).