Cécile Villeneuve
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
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 166
25. May - 25. May 2004
IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, Lot 166
25. May - 25. May 2004
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Description
CÉCILE VILLENEUVE (FRENCH, 1824-1901)
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
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right) and inscribed and dated by the artist on the backing paper 'Vic.tesse Geoffroy de Ruillé Paris 1872'
oval, 4 in. (102 mm.) high, ormolu easel frame by Alphonse Giroux with ribbon and bow cresting
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
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right) and inscribed and dated by the artist on the backing paper 'Vic.tesse Geoffroy de Ruillé Paris 1872'
oval, 4 in. (102 mm.) high, ormolu easel frame by Alphonse Giroux with ribbon and bow cresting
A top price for Cécile Villeneuve
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 by Cécile Villeneuve was worth GBP 16,730.00 (€ 25,101.16) to a buyer in May 2004. This price was achieved in the auction IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upp This high result makes 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 the most expensive artwork by Cécile Villeneuve that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cécile Villeneuve
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 von Cécile Villeneuve war einem Käufer im Mai 2004 GBP 16.730,00 (€ 25.101,16) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 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 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cécile Villeneuve, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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