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- 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
François Dumont
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
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 57
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Important Portrait Miniatures including works from the, Lot 57
6. Nov - 6. Nov 2001
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 69.750 GBP
Price realised: 69.750 GBP
Description
FRANÇOIS DUMONT (1751-1831)
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
signed 'Dumont.' (mid-right)
oval, 2 1/8 in. (52 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with glazed silk reverse
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
signed 'Dumont.' (mid-right)
oval, 2 1/8 in. (52 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with glazed silk reverse
A top price for François Dumont
When 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 by François Dumont was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2001, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 69,750.00 (€ 110,9 This high result makes 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 the most expensive artwork by François Dumont that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für François Dumont
Als 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 von François Dumont im November 2001 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 69.750,00 (€ 110.994,22) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 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 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von François Dumont, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.