Cécile Villeneuve
A young girl, in lace-bordered white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short brown hair; together with Marie de Polignac, Marquise d'Argentré, in white dress with pink rose and foliage pinned at corsage, her light brown hair plaited and curled
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 169
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 169
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.988 GBP
Price realised: 2.988 GBP
Description
CÉCILE VILLENEUVE (FRENCH, 1824-1901)
A young girl, in lace-bordered white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short brown hair; together with Marie de Polignac, Marquise d'Argentré, in white dress with pink rose and foliage pinned at corsage, her light brown hair plaited and curled
the former signed and dated 'Cécile Villeneuve 1855.' (mid-left), the latter signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (mid-right) and inscribed and dated on the backing paper 'Marie de Polignac Comtesse d'Argentré Paris 1870'
ovals, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) and 1 3/8 in. (35 mm.) high, gold brooch frame with twisted outer border; and gilt-metal mount within pierced foliate border within rectangular velvet easel stand frame engraved with the sitter's name and date 1870 (2)
A young girl, in lace-bordered white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short brown hair; together with Marie de Polignac, Marquise d'Argentré, in white dress with pink rose and foliage pinned at corsage, her light brown hair plaited and curled
the former signed and dated 'Cécile Villeneuve 1855.' (mid-left), the latter signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (mid-right) and inscribed and dated on the backing paper 'Marie de Polignac Comtesse d'Argentré Paris 1870'
ovals, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) and 1 3/8 in. (35 mm.) high, gold brooch frame with twisted outer border; and gilt-metal mount within pierced foliate border within rectangular velvet easel stand frame engraved with the sitter's name and date 1870 (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young girl, in lace-bordered white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short brown hair; together with Marie de Polignac, Marquise d'Argentré, in white dress with pink rose and foliage pinned at corsage, her light brown hair plaited and curled by Cécile Villeneuve was sold in the IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES auction at Christies in London in May 2004. The price achieved of GBP 2,987.50 (€ 4,482.35) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,500.00 – 3,500.00. Admittedly, works by Cécile Villeneuve have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vicomtesse Geoffroy de Ruillé, in black dress with white lace underdress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, globular gold bell suspended on a black ribbon choker, pink rose and foliage and black lace veil falling from her upswept blond hair
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young girl, in lace-bordered white dress with blue bows at shoulders, short brown hair; together with Marie de Polignac, Marquise d'Argentré, in white dress with pink rose and foliage pinned at corsage, her light brown hair plaited and curled von Cécile Villeneuve wurde im Mai 2004 in der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.987,50 (€ 4.482,35) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Cécile Villeneuve auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit [Vicomtesse Geoffroy de Ruillé, in black dress with white lace underdress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, globular gold bell suspended on a black ribbon choker, pink rose and foliage and black lace ve
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