Louis Sené
Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1785
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 529
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 529
28. Apr - 28. Apr 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.016 GBP
Price realised: 2.016 GBP
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
Louis Sené
Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris
Portrait of a lady, circa 1785
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, set in the lid of gold mounted tortoiseshell box;
signed lower left: Sené
The miniature: 68 mm. Diameter
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 4 July 1983, lot 227; | where acquire by Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
Louis Sené
Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris
Portrait of a lady, circa 1785
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, set in the lid of gold mounted tortoiseshell box;
signed lower left: Sené
The miniature: 68 mm. Diameter
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 4 July 1983, lot 227; | where acquire by Dr Erika Pohl Stroher (1919-2016)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1785 by Louis Sené was sold in the Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures auction at Sothebys in London in April 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,016.00 (€ 2,318.99), 34% 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 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1785 von Louis Sené wurde im April 2021 in der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.016,00 (€ 2.318,99) und damit 34% 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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