1019
Balthasar Wigand
(Wien 1771 - 1846 Felixdorf bei Baden)
„Parades and Manoeuvres in the Presence of Emperor Franz I. (five gouache paintings in original box)“
1822
gouache on paper; framed (fire-gilded bronze frames), in box with metal bands and corners. On the lid, inlaid in metal, the engraved small imperial Austrian coat of arms with the double-headed eagle; finely chiselled key
box: 24 x 32 x 9,5 cm
gouaches: each 17 x 25,4 cm
each signed on the lower left: Wigand;
each inscribed and dated at the bottom
Provenance
according to oral tradition gifted by Emperor Franz I. (1768-1835) to Prince Nikolaus Esterházy of Gálantha (1765-1833);
collection Rudolf of Gutman (Vienna 1880-1966 Canada);
1982 Antiquariat Christian M. Nebehay, Vienna;
private collection, Austria
Literature
Christian M. Nebehay, Katalog 80, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen & Graphiken 16.-20. Jh., 1982, p. 28-29, no. 44 (ill. p. 30-31, colour illustration on the back of the catalogue)
Estimate: € 15.000 - 30.000
Realized price: € 24.700 (incl. fees and Austrian VAT)
Hammer Price: € 19.000
Auction is closed.