Villers
A Young Gentleman, In Grey Silk Coat With Large Buttons Engraved With The Initials A And G Respectively, Turquoise And Yellow Striped Waistcoat, Frilled White Shirt And Knotted Scarf, Powdered Hair
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 143
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 143
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
VILLERS (FRENCH, FL. C. 1780-1800)
A young gentleman, in grey silk coat with large buttons engraved with the initials A and G respectively, turquoise and yellow striped waistcoat, frilled white shirt and knotted scarf, powdered hair
signed and dated 'Villers 1789' (lower left)
2 9/16 in. (65 mm.) diam., gold and gilt-metal réverbère frame bordered with a blue enamel band
A young gentleman, in grey silk coat with large buttons engraved with the initials A and G respectively, turquoise and yellow striped waistcoat, frilled white shirt and knotted scarf, powdered hair
signed and dated 'Villers 1789' (lower left)
2 9/16 in. (65 mm.) diam., gold and gilt-metal réverbère frame bordered with a blue enamel band
A top price for André Villers
This artwork by André Villers achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2006. In the Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures auction, the work A Young Gentleman, In Grey Silk Coat With Large Buttons Engraved With The Initials A And G Respectively, Turquoise And Yellow Striped Waistcoat, Frilled White Shirt And Knotted Scarf, Powdered Hair sold for GBP 14,400.00 (€ 21,384.45) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes A Young Gentleman, In Grey Silk Coat With Large Buttons Engraved With The Initials A And G Respectively, Turquoise And Yellow Striped Waistcoat, Frilled White Shirt And Knotted Scarf, Powdered Hair the most expensive artwork by André Villers that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für André Villers
Dieses Kunstwerk von André Villers erzielte im November 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures wurde die Arbeit A Young Gentleman, In Grey Silk Coat With Large Buttons Engraved With The Initials A And G Respectively, Turquoise And Yellow Striped Waistcoat, Frilled White Shirt And Knotted Scarf, Powdered Hair für GBP 14.400,00 (€ 21.384,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Young Gentleman, In Grey Silk Coat With Large Buttons Engraved With The Initials A And G Respectively, Turquoise And Yellow Striped Waistcoat, Frilled White Shirt And Knotted Scarf, Powdered Hair zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von André Villers, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
André Villers - Auction history
