Henri L'Evêque
A gentleman, standing in a street with buildings beyond, in black coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, forward combed dark hair
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 36
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 36
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Description
HENRI L'EVÊQUE (SWISS, 1769-1832)
A gentleman, standing in a street with buildings beyond, in black coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, forward combed dark hair
enamel on copper
3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount
A gentleman, standing in a street with buildings beyond, in black coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, forward combed dark hair
enamel on copper
3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work A gentleman, standing in a street with buildings beyond, in black coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, forward combed dark hair by Henri L'Evêque was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2004, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 4,541.00 (€ 6,813.17). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Henri L'Evêque; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot View Of The Forum With The Arch Of Septimus Severus sold at auction in July 2012 with the realized price of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,941.23).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit A gentleman, standing in a street with buildings beyond, in black coat with gold buttons, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, forward combed dark hair von Henri L'Evêque im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.541,00 (€ 6.813,17) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Henri L'Evêque; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit View Of The Forum With The Arch Of Septimus Severus im Juli 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.941,23).
Henri L'Evêque - Auction history
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