Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Portrait of a girl
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 159
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 159
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.142 GBP
Price realised: 2.142 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Lyon 1761 - 1818 Paris
Portrait of a girl
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold and blue enamel frame, glazed reverse;
signed and dated centre right: M. Gabrielle Capet f. 1811
67 by 52 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 December 2004, lot 297; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Lyon 1761 - 1818 Paris
Portrait of a girl
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold and blue enamel frame, glazed reverse;
signed and dated centre right: M. Gabrielle Capet f. 1811
67 by 52 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 December 2004, lot 297; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
In December 2020 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, which included the work Portrait of a girl by Marie-Gabrielle Capet. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,142.00 (€ 2,392.80), 43% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Marie-Gabrielle Capet 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 De François-André Vincent in November 2017 with an auction result of EUR 15,600.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2020 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of a girl von Marie-Gabrielle Capet zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.142,00 (€ 2.392,80) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Marie-Gabrielle Capet auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait De François-André Vincent im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 15.600,00.
Marie-Gabrielle Capet - Auction history
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