Charles Hénard
A young gentleman, in brown coat with large silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue; together with a young lady, in lace-bordered grey silk dress with striped fichu scarf tied around her shoulders, long powdered curling hair (French Sc
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 92
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 92
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 598 GBP
Price realised: 598 GBP
Description
CHARLES HÉNARD (FRENCH, C. 1757 - AFTER 1808)
A young gentleman, in brown coat with large silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue; together with a young lady, in lace-bordered grey silk dress with striped fichu scarf tied around her shoulders, long powdered curling hair (French School, circa 1780)
signed and dated 'C henard 1781' (lower left)
oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high and circular, 2 3/16 in. (55 mm.) diam., silver-gilt frame with bright-cut border and gilt-metal mount, respectively (2)
A young gentleman, in brown coat with large silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue; together with a young lady, in lace-bordered grey silk dress with striped fichu scarf tied around her shoulders, long powdered curling hair (French School, circa 1780)
signed and dated 'C henard 1781' (lower left)
oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high and circular, 2 3/16 in. (55 mm.) diam., silver-gilt frame with bright-cut border and gilt-metal mount, respectively (2)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Charles Hénard could be acquired at Christies in London in December 2003 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures auction, the work A young gentleman, in brown coat with large silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue; together with a young lady, in lace-bordered grey silk dress with striped fichu scarf tied around her shoulders, long powdered curling hair (French Sc changed hands for GBP 597.50 (€ Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Charles Hénard achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A young lady, in white dress with lace trim with garland of pink flowers draped over her right shoulder and another tied around her right arm at the elbow, blue ribbon tied with a bow at her right shoulder, loose powdered hair dressed 'à la conseill in June 2008 with an auction result of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,480.25
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Hénard konnte im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures wechselte die Arbeit A young gentleman, in brown coat with large silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue; together with a young lady, in lace-bordered grey silk dress with striped fichu scarf tied around her shoulders, long powdered curling hair (French Sc für GBP 597,50 (€ 846,28) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Charles Hénard erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit [A young lady, in white dress with lace trim with garland of pink flowers draped over her right shoulder and another tied around her right arm at the elbow, blue ribbon tied with a bow at he
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