Prince Paul Troubetzkoy
Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 110.500 GBP
Price realised: 110.500 GBP
Description
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy (1866-1938)
Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter
signed and dated 'Paul Troubetzkoy / Petersbourg / 1901'; stamped with the foundry mark 'CHARLE ROBECCHI FONDEUR' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown and black patina
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high
Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter
signed and dated 'Paul Troubetzkoy / Petersbourg / 1901'; stamped with the foundry mark 'CHARLE ROBECCHI FONDEUR' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown and black patina
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high
A top price for Paolo Troubetzkoy
In November 2013 Christies in London held the auction Important Russian Art, which included the work Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter by Paolo Troubetzkoy. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 110,500.00 (€ 132,971.96), 58% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter the most expensive artwork by Paolo Troubetzkoy that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Paolo Troubetzkoy
Im November 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Russian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter von Paolo Troubetzkoy zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 110.500,00 (€ 132.971,96) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of the Minister of Finance Sergei Yulyevich Witte (1849-1915) with His Setter zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Paolo Troubetzkoy, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Paolo Troubetzkoy - Auction history
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