Vincent Bertrand
A young lady, in lace-bordered loose white dress, revealing her right breast, crimson sash at her waist, tortoiseshell and pearl comb and blue hair net tied with blue ribbon in her upswept curling dark hair; rocky landscape background
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 152
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 152
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2007
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
VINCENT BERTRAND (FRENCH, b. 1770)
A young lady, in lace-bordered loose white dress, revealing her right breast, crimson sash at her waist, tortoiseshell and pearl comb and blue hair net tied with blue ribbon in her upswept curling dark hair; rocky landscape background
signed 'Bertrand' (upper-left)
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount within rectangular wood frame
A young lady, in lace-bordered loose white dress, revealing her right breast, crimson sash at her waist, tortoiseshell and pearl comb and blue hair net tied with blue ribbon in her upswept curling dark hair; rocky landscape background
signed 'Bertrand' (upper-left)
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount within rectangular wood frame
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Vincent Bertrand achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2007. In the Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes auction, the work A young lady, in lace-bordered loose white dress, revealing her right breast, crimson sash at her waist, tortoiseshell and pearl comb and blue hair net tied with blue ribbon in her upswept curling dark hair; rocky landscape background sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,900.91) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,5 Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Vincent Bertrand; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Fine Miniature of A Young Lady In Ermine-Bordered Ochre-Coloured Coat Tied At Waist With Thin Ribbon, Short Curling Auburn Hair sold at auction in July 2005 with the realized price of GBP 3,600.00 (€ 5,221.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Vincent Bertrand erzielte im November 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes wurde die Arbeit A young lady, in lace-bordered loose white dress, revealing her right breast, crimson sash at her waist, tortoiseshell and pearl comb and blue hair net tied with blue ribbon in her upswept curling dark hair; rocky landscape background für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.900,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Vincent Bertrand; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Fine Miniature of A Young Lady In Ermine-Bordered Ochre-Coloured Coat Tied At Waist With Thin Ribbon, Short Curling Auburn Hair im Juli 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 3.600,00 (€ 5.221,77).
Vincent Bertrand - Auction history
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