Richard Schwager
A young lady, facing right in lace-bordered white silk dress with ribbon detail, lace-bordered white gauze scarf draped over her shoulders, knotted gold brooch and chain pinned at corsage, gold earrings, dark brown hair; landscape background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 209
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 209
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.290 GBP
Price realised: 3.290 GBP
Description
RICHARD SCHWAGER (1822-1880)
A young lady, facing right in lace-bordered white silk dress with ribbon detail, lace-bordered white gauze scarf draped over her shoulders, knotted gold brooch and chain pinned at corsage, gold earrings, dark brown hair; landscape background
signed and dated in pencil 'R Schwager p. 1854' (mid-right)
oval, 3 11/16 in. (94 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within brown velvet panel and folding maroon leather travelling case
A young lady, facing right in lace-bordered white silk dress with ribbon detail, lace-bordered white gauze scarf draped over her shoulders, knotted gold brooch and chain pinned at corsage, gold earrings, dark brown hair; landscape background
signed and dated in pencil 'R Schwager p. 1854' (mid-right)
oval, 3 11/16 in. (94 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within brown velvet panel and folding maroon leather travelling case
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2001 Christies in London held the auction Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, which included the work A young lady, facing right in lace-bordered white silk dress with ribbon detail, lace-bordered white gauze scarf draped over her shoulders, knotted gold brooch and chain pinned at corsage, gold earrings, dark brown hair; landscape background by Richard Schwager. It changed hands for a price of GBP 3,290.00 (€ 5,235.43) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 2,500.00 – 3,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Richard Schwager - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Pair of Miniatures Depicting Marie Baroness von Fürstenberg Zu Stammheim (B. 1864) In Off-The-Shoulder White Dress With Lace-Trimmed Bodice And Sleeves, Coral Necklace, Holding A Long Coral Necklace In Her Right Hand And Her Left Arm Leaning On A, which sold a
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2001 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the durch, in der auch die Arbeit A young lady, facing right in lace-bordered white silk dress with ribbon detail, lace-bordered white gauze scarf draped over her shoulders, knotted gold brooch and chain pinned at corsage, gold earrings, dark brown hair; landscape background von Richard Schwager zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 3.290,00 (€ 5.235,43) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.500,00 – 3.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Richard Schwager mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [A Pair of Miniatures Depicting Marie Baroness von Fürstenberg Zu Stammheim (B. 1864) In Off-The-Shoulder White Dress With Lace-Trimmed Bodice And Sleeves, Coral Necklace, Holding A Long Cor
Richard Schwager - Auction history
![J. Richard Schwager - Freifrau von Hanstein, widowed Skotay [?], née Damböck, in off-the-shoulder white dress with tiered lace collar, pink rose at corsage, turquoise shawl, black choker set with brooch, gem-set earrings, dark upswept hair](/images/j-richard-schwager_freifrau-von-hanstein-widowed-skotay-nee-damboeck-in-off-the-shoulder-white-dress-with-tiered-lace-collar-pink-rose-at-corsage-turquoise-shawl-black-choker-set-with-brooch-gem-set-earrings-dark-upswept-hair_AID697943_320x320.jpg)
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