Christian Horneman
A Young Lady Called Ernestine de Bourgoing In Profile To The Left, In Lace-Bordered White Silk Dress, Red Stole Draped Over Her Right Shoulder And Under Her Left Arm, Pearl Necklace, Black Ribbon Headband In Her Upswept Curled And Plaited Light Brown
Found at
Christies,
London
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 235
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, Lot 235
6. JUL - 6. JUL 2005
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.280 GBP
Price realised: 2.280 GBP
Description
CHRISTIAN HORNEMAN (DANISH, 1765-1844)
A young lady called Ernestine de Bourgoing in profile to the left, in lace-bordered white silk dress, red stole draped over her right shoulder and under her left arm, pearl necklace, black ribbon headband in her upswept curled and plaited light brown hair
signed and dated 'Horneman 1818' (lower left)
rectangular, 2 7/8 x 2 7/16 in. (72 x 63 mm.), gilt-metal mount
A young lady called Ernestine de Bourgoing in profile to the left, in lace-bordered white silk dress, red stole draped over her right shoulder and under her left arm, pearl necklace, black ribbon headband in her upswept curled and plaited light brown hair
signed and dated 'Horneman 1818' (lower left)
rectangular, 2 7/8 x 2 7/16 in. (72 x 63 mm.), gilt-metal mount
A top price for Christian Hornemann
In July 2005 Christies in London held the auction IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, which included the work A Young Lady Called Ernestine de Bourgoing In Profile To The Left, In Lace-Bordered White Silk Dress, Red Stole Draped Over Her Right Shoulder And Under Her Left Arm, Pearl Necklace, Black Ribbon Headband In Her Upswept Curled And Plaited Light Brown by Christian Hornemann. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,280.00 (€ 3,307.12), 52% above the upper estimate. This high result makes A Young Lady Called Ernestine de Bourgoing In Profile To The Left, In Lace-Bordered White Silk Dress, Red Stole Draped Over Her Right Shoulder And Under Her Left Arm, Pearl Necklace, Black Ribbon Headband In Her Upswept Curled And Plaited Light Brown the most expensive artwork by Christian Hornemann that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Christian Hornemann
Im Juli 2005 führte Christies in London die Auktion IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Young Lady Called Ernestine de Bourgoing In Profile To The Left, In Lace-Bordered White Silk Dress, Red Stole Draped Over Her Right Shoulder And Under Her Left Arm, Pearl Necklace, Black Ribbon Headband In Her Upswept Curled And Plaited Light Brown von Christian Hornemann zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.280,00 (€ 3.307,12) und damit 52% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Young Lady Called Ernestine de Bourgoing In Profile To The Left, In Lace-Bordered White Silk Dress, Red Stole Draped Over Her Right Shoulder And Under Her Left Arm, Pearl Necklace, Black Ribbon Headband In Her Upswept Curled And Plaited Light Brown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Christian Hornemann, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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