Lot 183 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786 in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a glove in his gloved left hand, wearing the star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, black tricorn hat adorned with black rosette in his powdered hair; and Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, holding a stick in his gloved right hand, in pink lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, powdered hair; and Prince Henry (1726-1786), in blue coat, white waistcoat and trousers, tricorn hat under his left arm, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle and the cross of a Canon of Magdeburg
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,588–$23,381
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu , London · 7 December 2004
- Dimensions
- rectangular, 3 9/16 x 3¾ in. (91 x 96 mm.), gilt-metal mount
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5859341
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anton Friedrich König, Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786 in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a glove in his gloved left hand, wearing the star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, black tricorn hat adorned with black rosette in his powdered hair; and Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, holding a stick in his gloved right hand, in pink lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, powdered hair; and Prince Henry (1726-1786), in blue coat, white waistcoat and trousers, tricorn hat under his left arm, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle and the cross of a Canon of Magdeburg. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859341.
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Anton Friedrich König, Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia 1740-1786 in the uniform of the Prussian Life Guards, red-lined blue coat with red collar, black trousers, holding a glove in his gloved left hand, wearing the star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, black tricorn hat adorned with black rosette in his powdered hair; and Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797, holding a stick in his gloved right hand, in pink lined blue coat with silver-embroidered pink facings, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, powdered hair; and Prince Henry (1726-1786), in blue coat, white waistcoat and trousers, tricorn hat under his left arm, wearing the orange moiré sash and breast star of the Royal Prussian Order of the Black Eagle and the cross of a Canon of Magdeburg. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859341.
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