Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois
A portrait of the artist's wife in blue plaid dress with white underslip, pearls and blue beaded necklace, wearing a gem-set gold comb in her dark curling hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 227
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 227
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
CHARLES GUILLAUME ALEXANDRE BOURGEOIS (FRENCH, 1759-1832)
A portrait of the artist's wife in blue plaid dress with white underslip, pearls and blue beaded necklace, wearing a gem-set gold comb in her dark curling hair
oval, 5 in. (127 mm.) high, artist's join, rectangular ormolu frame with palmette surmount and four anthemion spandrels
A portrait of the artist's wife in blue plaid dress with white underslip, pearls and blue beaded necklace, wearing a gem-set gold comb in her dark curling hair
oval, 5 in. (127 mm.) high, artist's join, rectangular ormolu frame with palmette surmount and four anthemion spandrels
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work A portrait of the artist's wife in blue plaid dress with white underslip, pearls and blue beaded necklace, wearing a gem-set gold comb in her dark curling hair by Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois was worth GBP 3,750.00 (€ 5,250.97) to a buyer in November 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 800.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A young gentleman and lady in profile to left, dark background; he in blue coat with yellow waistcoat and cravat, forward-combed brown hair and sideburns; and she in white dress, pearl-set gold comb in her plaited upswept hair sold at auction in November 2001 with the realized price of GBP 4,700.00 (€ 7,479.18).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A portrait of the artist's wife in blue plaid dress with white underslip, pearls and blue beaded necklace, wearing a gem-set gold comb in her dark curling hair von Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois war einem Käufer im November 2007 GBP 3.750,00 (€ 5.250,97) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A young gentleman and lady in profile to left, dark background; he in blue coat with yellow waistcoat and cravat, forward-combed brown hair and sideburns; and she in white dress, pearl-set gold comb in her plaited upswept hair im November 2001 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.700,00 (€ 7.479,18).
Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois - Auction history
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