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- Nicolas-André Courtois
- A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair
Nicolas-André Courtois
A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 5
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait, Lot 5
10. Dec - 10. Dec 2002
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Description
NICOLAS-ANDRÉ COURTOIS (1734-1806)
A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair
signed 'courtois.' (lower right)
enamel on copper
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold mount
A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair
signed 'courtois.' (lower right)
enamel on copper
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold mount
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair by Nicolas-André Courtois was sold in the Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait auction at Christies in London in December 2002. The price achieved of GBP 956.00 (€ 1,467.51) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00. Other works by Nicolas-André Courtois have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2002 the work A young gentleman and lady; he, facing right in green coat and lace cravat, powdered hair en queue; and she, facing left in lace-bordered light blue dress, fur-bordered yellow cloak draped around her shoulders, pearl necklace, pink rose in her powder was auctioned for GBP 1,075.50 (€ 1,684.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A young lady, facing right in yellow silk dress with white underslip, fur-bordered red velvet jacket, string of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair von Nicolas-André Courtois wurde im Dezember 2002 in der Auktion Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 956,00 (€ 1.467,51) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Nicolas-André Courtois konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2002 die Arbeit A young gentleman and lady; he, facing right in green coat and lace cravat, powdered hair en queue; and she, facing left in lace-bordered light blue dress, fur-bordered yellow cloak draped around her shoulders, pearl necklace, pink rose in her powder für GBP 1.075,50 (€ 1.684,25) versteigert.