Lot 277 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu
Count Maldeghem as a child, seated in a high backed red chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on a wooden tray before him, in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short fair hair
Richard Schwager · oval, 3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount with brown silk backing
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,948–$2,923
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu , London · 7 December 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5859415
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Schwager, Count Maldeghem as a child, seated in a high backed red chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on a wooden tray before him, in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short fair hair. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859415.
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Richard Schwager, Count Maldeghem as a child, seated in a high backed red chair with a red ball, a bird and toy horses on a wooden tray before him, in white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short fair hair. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 277. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859415.
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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu · Dec 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Arabella Walker-Heneage, née Cope (d. c. 1818), in cream dress wi… | Luke O'sullivan | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| An officer, in red coat, blue collar with gold stripes, gold epaulett… | John Wright | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat an… | Thomas Hazlehurst | £400–£600 | |
| Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden (1838-1923), in white silk dress with … | J. | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A lady in white bordered black dress, grey silk stole draped over her… | John Hoskins | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Rome, Circa 1800/1810 | AN ITALIAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE | £7,000–£9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Schwager | Portrait of a child sitting in an armchair | $7,867 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | |
| French School, Circa 1900 | Landscape with buildings visible beyond a wall and wooded hi | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| French School, Circa 1900 | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2023 | ||
| French School, Circa 1900 | french school, circa 1700 | a portrait of an elegant lady, a | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Richard Schwager | richard schwager | portrait of franz josef i, emperor of aus | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| French School, Circa 1900 | french school, circa 1900 | naked maenad dancing | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of Henrietta Maria, Queen of England (1609-1669) | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of John Foxe (1516-1587) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.