François Dumont
A young lady, in white dress with plum-coloured bodice, white bobbin lace neckline, celadon green-lined plum satin mantle, black ribbon and cross of the Order of Malta on her left breast, white flowers and foliage adorn her upswept powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 211
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 211
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Description
FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831)
A young lady, in white dress with plum-coloured bodice, white bobbin lace neckline, celadon green-lined plum satin mantle, black ribbon and cross of the Order of Malta on her left breast, white flowers and foliage adorn her upswept powdered hair
on ivory
oval, 1 5/16 in. (34 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed hairwork reverse
A young lady, in white dress with plum-coloured bodice, white bobbin lace neckline, celadon green-lined plum satin mantle, black ribbon and cross of the Order of Malta on her left breast, white flowers and foliage adorn her upswept powdered hair
on ivory
oval, 1 5/16 in. (34 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with glazed hairwork reverse
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by François Dumont achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2008. In the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work A young lady, in white dress with plum-coloured bodice, white bobbin lace neckline, celadon green-lined plum satin mantle, black ribbon and cross of the Order of Malta on her left breast, white flowers and foliage adorn her upswept powdered hair sold for GBP 1,625.00 (€ 1,706.72) - well above the upper estimate Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by François Dumont achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in gold-bordered white satin dress with gold-bordered blue sash, white-bordered pale blue muslin scarf tied in her long curled powdered hair in November 2001 with an auction result of GBP 69,750.00 (€ 110,994.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von François Dumont erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit A young lady, in white dress with plum-coloured bodice, white bobbin lace neckline, celadon green-lined plum satin mantle, black ribbon and cross of the Order of Malta on her left breast, white flowers and foliage adorn her upswept powdered hair für GBP 1.625,00 (€ 1.706,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von François Dumont erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in gold-bordered white satin dress with gold-bordered blue sash, white-bordered pale blue muslin scarf tied in her long curled powdered hair im November 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 69.75
François Dumont - Auction history
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