Pierre Rouvier
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 41
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 41
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PIERRE ROUVIER (FRENCH, 1742-1815)
A young lady, in décolleté mint green dress with white underslip, gauze veil falling from her powdered hair
signed and dated 'Rouvier. 1781.' (mid-left)
on ivory
3 in. (78 mm.) diam., silver-gilt réverbère frame with white enamel pellet surround
A young lady, in décolleté mint green dress with white underslip, gauze veil falling from her powdered hair
signed and dated 'Rouvier. 1781.' (mid-left)
on ivory
3 in. (78 mm.) diam., silver-gilt réverbère frame with white enamel pellet surround
A top price for Pierre Rouvier
This artwork by Pierre Rouvier achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2011. In the Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work Unknown sold for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 16,594.71) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. This high result makes Unknown the most expensive artwork by Pierre Rouvier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pierre Rouvier
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pierre Rouvier erzielte im Juni 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit Unknown für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 16.594,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Unknown zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pierre Rouvier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pierre Rouvier - Auction history
