Heinrich Friedrich Füger

Portrait Of Catherine Ii, Empress Of Russia (1729-1796)

Found at Sothebys, London
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons, Lot 302
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 72.500 GBP
Heinrich Friedrich Füger
HEILBRONN 1751 - 1818 VIENNA
PORTRAIT OF CATHERINE II, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (1729-1796)
Watercolour and gouache on ivory, ormolu frame;
signed and dated lower left: Füger / 1796
8.8 cm. diameter
Leo R. Schidlof (1886-1966), London, by 1956, | by family descent; | sale, Geneva, Christie's, 18 May 1994, lot 214

Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price

When the work Portrait Of Catherine Ii, Empress Of Russia (1729-1796) by Heinrich Friedrich Füger was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 72,500.00 (€ 81,777.80). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Heinrich Friedrich Füger - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Jupiter, which sold at auction in December 2020 for GBP 163,800.00 (€ 182,979.20).

Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Catherine Ii, Empress Of Russia (1729-1796) von Heinrich Friedrich Füger im November 2018 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 72.500,00 (€ 81.777,80) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Heinrich Friedrich Füger mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Jupiter beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für GBP 163.800,00 (€ 182.979,20) versteigert wurde.

Other artists in this auction

Henri Benner - Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821
Henri Benner
Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821
Price: 75.000 GBP
Found at Sothebys
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Alexandre Delatour - Portrait Of Countess Elisaveta Vorontsova, Née Branicka (1792-1880)
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Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of Countess Elisaveta Vorontsova, Née Branicka (1792-1880)
Price: 10.000 GBP
Found at Sothebys
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Pietro De Rossi - Portrait Of A Lady 
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Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of A Lady 
Price: 4.750 GBP
Found at Sothebys
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Augustin Ritt - Portrait Of A Gentleman, Circa 1795
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Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of A Gentleman, Circa 1795
Price: 3.500 GBP
Found at Sothebys
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Vladmir Lukich Borovikovsky - Portrait Of Count Alexei Ivanovich Vasiliev (1742-1807)
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Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of Count Alexei Ivanovich Vasiliev (1742-1807)
Price: 106.250 GBP
Found at Sothebys
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Charles Boit - Portrait Of Peter The Great, Emperor Of Russia (1672-1723)
Charles Boit
Auction: 27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Title: Portrait Of Peter The Great, Emperor Of Russia (1672-1723)
Price: 93.750 GBP
Found at Sothebys
11 auction results