Vladimir Ivanovich Hau
The head of a boy called Tsar Alexander II
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 298
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 298
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
VLADIMIR IVANOVICH HAU [GAU] (ESTONIAN, 1816-1895)
The head of a boy called Tsar Alexander II
signed 'W. Hau' (lower right)
on card
oval, 3½ in. (89 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within veneered birchwood frame
The head of a boy called Tsar Alexander II
signed 'W. Hau' (lower right)
on card
oval, 3½ in. (89 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within veneered birchwood frame
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work The head of a boy called Tsar Alexander II by Vladimir Ivanovich Hau was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 6,250.00 (€ 8,751.62). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Vladimir Ivanovich Hau - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of a lady in a blue gown, which sold at auction in June 2008 for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 20,540.54).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The head of a boy called Tsar Alexander II von Vladimir Ivanovich Hau im November 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.250,00 (€ 8.751,62) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Vladimir Ivanovich Hau mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of a lady in a blue gown beobachtet, die im Juni 2008 für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 20.540,54) versteigert wurde.
Vladimir Ivanovich Hau - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
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