Henri Benner - Portrait Of Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Later Empress Of Russia, Née Princess Charlotte Of Prussia (1798-1860), Circa 1821

Henri Benner

Portrait Of Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Later Empress Of Russia, Née Princess Charlotte Of Prussia (1798-1860), Circa 1821

Found at Sothebys, London
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons, Lot 324
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Henri Benner
MULHOUSE 1776 - 1829 ST PETERSBURG ?
PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUCHESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, LATER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, NÉE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA (1798-1860), CIRCA 1821
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper, gilt-metal frame;
inscribed in cyrillic verso: 24 Alexandra Feodorovna
13.9 by 10.2 cm.; 5 5/8 by 4 1/4 in.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 19 November 1980, lot 144 (part of lot); | with Edwin Bucher, Trogen

Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price

When the work Portrait Of Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Later Empress Of Russia, Née Princess Charlotte Of Prussia (1798-1860), Circa 1821 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 six times as high at GBP 50,000.00 (€ 56,398.48). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Henri Benner; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821 sold at auction in November 2018 with the realized price of GBP 75,000.00 (€ 84,597.72).

Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Portrait Of Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Later Empress Of Russia, Née Princess Charlotte Of Prussia (1798-1860), Circa 1821 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 50.000,00 (€ 56.398,48) mehr als sechsmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Henri Benner; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, Later Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855), Circa 1821 im November 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 75.000,00 (€ 84.597,72).

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