Pietro De Rossi
Princess Alexandrine Saltykova, in white satin dress with mink collar and cuffs, pearl necklace with emerald-cut sapphire and pearl clasp, Prussian blue velvet bow and hat adorned with ostrich plumes, chestnut hair dressed in ringlets, her left arm l
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Description
PIETRO DE ROSSI (RUSSIAN, 1761-1831)
Princess Alexandrine Saltykova, in white satin dress with mink collar and cuffs, pearl necklace with emerald-cut sapphire and pearl clasp, Prussian blue velvet bow and hat adorned with ostrich plumes, chestnut hair dressed in ringlets, her left arm leaning on a royal blue velvet pillow with gold embroidery and tassels; damask curtain with gilt tie-back and classicising landscape background
signed and dated 'P de Rossi f: 1828.' (lower left)
on ivory
rectangular, 4 1/8 x 4 1/16 in. (106 x 103 mm.), ormolu frame with concentric waterleaf and tongue and scroll and trefoil borders, elaborate foliate motifs and medallions adorning the spandrels, ornately scrolled and festooned frame wings
Princess Alexandrine Saltykova, in white satin dress with mink collar and cuffs, pearl necklace with emerald-cut sapphire and pearl clasp, Prussian blue velvet bow and hat adorned with ostrich plumes, chestnut hair dressed in ringlets, her left arm leaning on a royal blue velvet pillow with gold embroidery and tassels; damask curtain with gilt tie-back and classicising landscape background
signed and dated 'P de Rossi f: 1828.' (lower left)
on ivory
rectangular, 4 1/8 x 4 1/16 in. (106 x 103 mm.), ormolu frame with concentric waterleaf and tongue and scroll and trefoil borders, elaborate foliate motifs and medallions adorning the spandrels, ornately scrolled and festooned frame wings
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Pietro de Rossi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2008. In the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work Princess Alexandrine Saltykova, in white satin dress with mink collar and cuffs, pearl necklace with emerald-cut sapphire and pearl clasp, Prussian blue velvet bow and hat adorned with ostrich plumes, chestnut hair dressed in ringlets, her left arm l sold for GBP 32,450.00 (€ 34,081.94) - well above the upper es However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Pietro de Rossi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of Count Alexei Fyodorovich Orlov, Later Prince Orlov (1786-1861), which sold at auction in November 2018 for GBP 62,500.00 (€ 70,498.10).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pietro de Rossi erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit Princess Alexandrine Saltykova, in white satin dress with mink collar and cuffs, pearl necklace with emerald-cut sapphire and pearl clasp, Prussian blue velvet bow and hat adorned with ostrich plumes, chestnut hair dressed in ringlets, her left arm l für GBP 32.450,00 (€ 34.081,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Pietro de Rossi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of Count Alexei Fyodorovich Orlov, Later Prince Orlov (1786-1861) beobachtet, die im November 2018 für GBP 62.500,00 (€ 70.498,10) versteigert wurde.
Pietro de Rossi - Auction history
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