Louis Sené
Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 171
7. May - 7. May 2020
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 171
7. May - 7. May 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
LOUIS SENÉ
Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1795
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount decorated with blue and white enamel, set in the lid of a circular poudre-d'écaille box, tortoiseshell lined
The box: 7.7 cm. Diam., 3 in. Diam.
Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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Sale, Paris, Galerie George Petit, 14 March 1913, lot 13; | sale, Geneva, Christie's, 15 November 1988, lot 482
Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1795
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount decorated with blue and white enamel, set in the lid of a circular poudre-d'écaille box, tortoiseshell lined
The box: 7.7 cm. Diam., 3 in. Diam.
Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
To view shipping calculator, please click here
Sale, Paris, Galerie George Petit, 14 March 1913, lot 13; | sale, Geneva, Christie's, 15 November 1988, lot 482
A top price for Louis Sené
The work Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 by Louis Sené was worth GBP 10,625.00 (€ 11,794.92) to a buyer in May 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 the most expensive artwork by Louis Sené that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Louis Sené
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 von Louis Sené war einem Käufer im Mai 2020 GBP 10.625,00 (€ 11.794,92) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of A Lady, Circa 1795 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Louis Sené, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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