Nicolas-André Courtois
A young lady, in yellow satin gown with white lawn shift, fur-bordered claret-coloured velvet coat, strand of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 26
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 26
9. DEC - 9. DEC 2008
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.000 GBP
Description
NICOLAS-ANDRÉ COURTOIS (FRENCH, 1734-1806)
A young lady, in yellow satin gown with white lawn shift, fur-bordered claret-coloured velvet coat, strand 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, gilt-metal mount
A young lady, in yellow satin gown with white lawn shift, fur-bordered claret-coloured velvet coat, strand 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, gilt-metal mount
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A young lady, in yellow satin gown with white lawn shift, fur-bordered claret-coloured velvet coat, strand of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair by Nicolas-André Courtois was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2008. The price achieved of GBP 1,000.00 (€ 1,050.29) 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, in yellow satin gown with white lawn shift, fur-bordered claret-coloured velvet coat, strand of pearls fastened at corsage, white plume and pearls in her upswept powdered hair von Nicolas-André Courtois kam im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.000,00 (€ 1.050,29) 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.
Nicolas-André Courtois - Auction history
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