Louis Sené
A baby holding a coral teething stick on a long coral bead necklace in her right hand, white shift draped over her left shoulder, lace-bordered pink bonnet; together with a gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, red-bordered white cravat, powdere
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 144
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures, Lot 144
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2003
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.076 GBP
Price realised: 1.076 GBP
Description
LOUIS SENÉ (SWISS, 1747-1804)
A baby holding a coral teething stick on a long coral bead necklace in her right hand, white shift draped over her left shoulder, lace-bordered pink bonnet; together with a gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, red-bordered white cravat, powdered hair (by Bernhard Edler von Guérard, 1795)
the latter signed and dated 'B. c. de Guerard. fecit, 1795' (upper left)
rectangular, 1½ x 1 3/16 in. (38 x 29 mm.) and circular, 2½ in. (63 mm.) diam., gold frame and gilt-metal mount, respectively (2)
A baby holding a coral teething stick on a long coral bead necklace in her right hand, white shift draped over her left shoulder, lace-bordered pink bonnet; together with a gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, red-bordered white cravat, powdered hair (by Bernhard Edler von Guérard, 1795)
the latter signed and dated 'B. c. de Guerard. fecit, 1795' (upper left)
rectangular, 1½ x 1 3/16 in. (38 x 29 mm.) and circular, 2½ in. (63 mm.) diam., gold frame and gilt-metal mount, respectively (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
The work A baby holding a coral teething stick on a long coral bead necklace in her right hand, white shift draped over her left shoulder, lace-bordered pink bonnet; together with a gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, red-bordered white cravat, powdere by Louis Sené was sold in the Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures auction at Christies in London in December 2003. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,075.50 (€ 1,523.30), 54% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Louis Sené have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 in May 2020 with an auction result of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 11,794.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A baby holding a coral teething stick on a long coral bead necklace in her right hand, white shift draped over her left shoulder, lace-bordered pink bonnet; together with a gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, red-bordered white cravat, powdere von Louis Sené wurde im Dezember 2003 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.075,50 (€ 1.523,30) und damit 54% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Louis Sené auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 im Mai 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 11.794,92).
Louis Sené - Auction history
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