Jean-Marc Nattier
Portrait of Fernando de Silva y Alvarez of Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba and Duke of Huescar (1714-1776), half-length
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 USD
Price realised: 275.000 USD
Price realised: 275.000 USD
Description
signed and dated ‘Nattier / Pinxit. 1749’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 26 1/8 in. (80.8 x 66.2 cm.)
(Probably) Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild (1825-1899), wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), and by descent to | Baron Arthur de Rothschild (1851-1903), and by inheritance to | Baron Henri James Nathaniel Charles de Rothschild (1872-1947). | Anonymous sale; Palais Galliera, Paris, 14 March 1975, lot 42, as a portrait of Louis XV (rectified as a portrait assumed to be of Fernando de Silva y Alvarez de Toledo).
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 26 1/8 in. (80.8 x 66.2 cm.)
(Probably) Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild (1825-1899), wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), and by descent to | Baron Arthur de Rothschild (1851-1903), and by inheritance to | Baron Henri James Nathaniel Charles de Rothschild (1872-1947). | Anonymous sale; Palais Galliera, Paris, 14 March 1975, lot 42, as a portrait of Louis XV (rectified as a portrait assumed to be of Fernando de Silva y Alvarez de Toledo).
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Portrait of Fernando de Silva y Alvarez of Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba and Duke of Huescar (1714-1776), half-length by Jean-Marc Nattier was sold in the Old Masters auction at Christies in New York in October 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 250,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 275,000.00 (€ 236,092.03). Admittedly, works by Jean-Marc Nattier have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Allegory Of Justice Combatting Injustice in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 866,500.00 (€ 990,127.28).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of Fernando de Silva y Alvarez of Toledo, 12th Duke of Alba and Duke of Huescar (1714-1776), half-length von Jean-Marc Nattier wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Old Masters bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 250.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 275.000,00 (€ 236.092,03) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Marc Nattier auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Allegory Of Justice Combatting Injustice im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 866.500,00 (€ 990.127,28).
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