Henri Benner
Portrait Of Elisaveta Alexeïvna, Empress Of Russia (1779-1826)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons, Lot 321
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons, Lot 321
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Henri Benner
MULHOUSE 1776 - 1829 ST PETERSBURG ?
PORTRAIT OF ELISAVETA ALEXEÏVNA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (1779-1826)
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, laid on metal, gilt-metal frame;
signed and dated centre right: Benner / 1821, inscribed in cyrillic verso: 18 Elizabeth Alexeivna
14 by 10.2 cm.; 5 1/2 by 4 1/8 in.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 19 November 1980, lot 148 (part of lot); | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1981
MULHOUSE 1776 - 1829 ST PETERSBURG ?
PORTRAIT OF ELISAVETA ALEXEÏVNA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA (1779-1826)
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, laid on metal, gilt-metal frame;
signed and dated centre right: Benner / 1821, inscribed in cyrillic verso: 18 Elizabeth Alexeivna
14 by 10.2 cm.; 5 1/2 by 4 1/8 in.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 19 November 1980, lot 148 (part of lot); | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1981
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait Of Elisaveta Alexeïvna, Empress Of Russia (1779-1826) by Henri Benner 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 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 27,500.00 (€ 31,019.16). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henri Benner - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821, which sold at auction in November 2018 for GBP 75,000.00 (€ 84,597.72).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Elisaveta Alexeïvna, Empress Of Russia (1779-1826) von Henri Benner 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 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 27.500,00 (€ 31.019,16) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Henri Benner mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821 beobachtet, die im November 2018 für GBP 75.000,00 (€ 84.597,72) versteigert wurde.
Henri Benner - Auction history
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