Frederic Millet
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 105
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2010
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 105
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2010
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Description
FREDERIC MILLET (FRENCH, 1786-1859)
A young boy, in black dress, frilled lace collar, wearing a fur-bordered black velvet hat with black tassel, blonde hair, blue eyes, cloudy sky background
signed and dated 'millet 1825' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A young boy, in black dress, frilled lace collar, wearing a fur-bordered black velvet hat with black tassel, blonde hair, blue eyes, cloudy sky background
signed and dated 'millet 1825' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A top price for Frédéric Millet
The work Unknown by Frédéric Millet was worth GBP 6,000.00 (€ 7,296.56) to a buyer in June 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Frédéric Millet that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frédéric Millet
Die Arbeit Unknown von Frédéric Millet war einem Käufer im Juni 2010 GBP 6.000,00 (€ 7.296,56) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Frédéric Millet, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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