Richard Schwager
Portrait Of A Child Sitting In An Armchair
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 556
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 556
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Price realised: 5.670 GBP
Description
Richard Schwager
Duppau 1822 - 1880 Rodaun
Portrait of a child sitting in an armchair
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount;
signed and dated lower left: JR Schwager 1865
92 by 74 mm.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 21 November 1979, lot 316; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
Duppau 1822 - 1880 Rodaun
Portrait of a child sitting in an armchair
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount;
signed and dated lower left: JR Schwager 1865
92 by 74 mm.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 21 November 1979, lot 316; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait Of A Child Sitting In An Armchair by Richard Schwager was worth GBP 5,670.00 (€ 6,522.15) to a buyer in April 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. 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 at auction in November 2006 for GBP 9,600.00 (€ 14,256.30)
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Child Sitting In An Armchair von Richard Schwager war einem Käufer im April 2021 GBP 5.670,00 (€ 6.522,15) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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 Coral Necklace In Her Right Hand And Her Left Arm Leaning On A beobachtet, die im November 2006 für GBP 9.600,00 (€ 14.256,30) versteigert wurde.
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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