Cécile Villeneuve
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 101
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 101
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2009
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Price realised: 1.750 GBP
Description
CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, NÉE COLOMBET (FRENCH, 1824-1901)
Marie Augustine d'Harcourt, Countess of Castries (1813-1892), in black lace décolleté dress with white muslin-bordered neckline, Spanish lace shawl and veil adorning her dark hair
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right) and inscribed and dated in full by the artist on the backing card 'd'Harcourt comtesse de Castries. Paris 1867'
on ivory
oval, 4 in. (102 mm.) high, reeded ormolu easel frame by Alphonse Giroux, Paris
Marie Augustine d'Harcourt, Countess of Castries (1813-1892), in black lace décolleté dress with white muslin-bordered neckline, Spanish lace shawl and veil adorning her dark hair
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right) and inscribed and dated in full by the artist on the backing card 'd'Harcourt comtesse de Castries. Paris 1867'
on ivory
oval, 4 in. (102 mm.) high, reeded ormolu easel frame by Alphonse Giroux, Paris
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Unknown by Cécile Villeneuve was sold in the Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in November 2009. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,750.00 (€ 1,915.15), 17% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Cécile Villeneuve achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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 in May 2004 with an auction result of GBP 16,730.00 (€ 25,101.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Unknown von Cécile Villeneuve wurde im November 2009 in der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.750,00 (€ 1.915,15) und damit 17% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Cécile Villeneuve erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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 veil falling from her upswept blond hair im Mai 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.730,00 (€ 25.101,16).
Cécile Villeneuve - Auction history
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