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- A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair
Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 168
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 168
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
JEAN-BAPTISTE JACQUES AUGUSTIN (FRENCH, 1759-1832)
A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair
signed and dated 'Augustin. 1808.' (mid-left)
oval, 1 15/16 in. (49 mm.) high, réverbère gold frame with translucent blue guilloché enamel border, by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (1753-1839), marked, with the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 20.5 carat gold
A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair
signed and dated 'Augustin. 1808.' (mid-left)
oval, 1 15/16 in. (49 mm.) high, réverbère gold frame with translucent blue guilloché enamel border, by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (1753-1839), marked, with the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 20.5 carat gold
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair by Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin was sold in the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in December 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 13,750.00 (€ 14,441.50), 72% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A magnificent miniature of a young lady holding a quill in her right hand and balancing her artist's portfolio on her lap with her left hand, facing right in white muslin dress, large gem-set gold belt, powdered curling hair dressed 'à la conseilleu in May 2000 with an auction result of GBP 58,750.00
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A young gentleman, in brown coat with silvered buttons, white waistcoat and white shirt with pleated cravat, powdered hair von Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin wurde im Dezember 2008 in der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 14.441,50) und damit 72% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A magnificent miniature of a young lady holding a quill in her right hand and balancing her artist's portfolio on her lap with her left hand, facing right in white muslin dress, large gem-set gold belt, powdered curling hair dressed 'à la conseilleu im Mai 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 58.750,00 (€ 94.272,08).