Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux
A young lady, in black dress with white lace trim at collar, black lace trim at sleeves, black rosette at corsage, waist and another in between, her fair hair dressed in ringlets; plinth, tree and sky background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 323
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 323
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
JEAN-BAPTISTE-DÉSIRÉ TROIVAUX (FRENCH, 1788-1860)
A young lady, in black dress with white lace trim at collar, black lace trim at sleeves, black rosette at corsage, waist and another in between, her fair hair dressed in ringlets; plinth, tree and sky background
signed and dated 'Troivaux. 1842' (upper right)
oval, 3 9/16 in. (91 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount with stamped foliate border
A young lady, in black dress with white lace trim at collar, black lace trim at sleeves, black rosette at corsage, waist and another in between, her fair hair dressed in ringlets; plinth, tree and sky background
signed and dated 'Troivaux. 1842' (upper right)
oval, 3 9/16 in. (91 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount with stamped foliate border
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady, in black dress with white lace trim at collar, black lace trim at sleeves, black rosette at corsage, waist and another in between, her fair hair dressed in ringlets; plinth, tree and sky background by Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux was sold in the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction at Christies in London in November 2007. The price achieved of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,750.32) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A young lady seated on a green upholstered sofa, holding forget-me-nots in her left hand, in lace-bordered red dress and lace cuffs, yellow cashmere stole draped over her left arm, three drop pearl pendant at corsage, pearl necklace, gold comb in her, which sold a
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young lady, in black dress with white lace trim at collar, black lace trim at sleeves, black rosette at corsage, waist and another in between, her fair hair dressed in ringlets; plinth, tree and sky background von Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux wurde im November 2007 in der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.750,32) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [A young lady seated on a green upholstered sofa, holding forget-me-nots in her left hand, in lace-bordered red dress and lace cuffs, yellow cashmere stole draped over her left arm, three drop pearl pendant at corsage,
Jean-Baptiste-Désiré Troivaux - Auction history
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