François Dumont - A lady, possibly the artist Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), in pale green dress and blue sash, wearing blue headdress and white falling veil on her dark curling hair, holding a paint brush and palette before a canvas

François Dumont

A lady, possibly the artist Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), in pale green dress and blue sash, wearing blue headdress and white falling veil on her dark curling hair, holding a paint brush and palette before a canvas

Found at Christies, London
Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, Lot 107
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831)
A lady, possibly the artist Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), in pale green dress and blue sash, wearing blue headdress and white falling veil on her dark curling hair, holding a paint brush and palette before a canvas
signed and dated 'Dumont f. 1804' (lower left)
on ivory
2¾ in. (70 mm.) diam., stamped gilt-metal frame

Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.

In June 2008 Christies in London held the auction Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, which included the work A lady, possibly the artist Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), in pale green dress and blue sash, wearing blue headdress and white falling veil on her dark curling hair, holding a paint brush and palette before a canvas by François Dumont. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,850.31), 56% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by François Dumont have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in gold-bordered white satin dress with gold-bordered blue sash, white-bordered pale blue muslin scarf tied in her long curled powdered hair in November 2001 with an auction result of GBP 69,750.00 (€ 110,994.22).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen

Im Juni 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes durch, in der auch die Arbeit A lady, possibly the artist Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), in pale green dress and blue sash, wearing blue headdress and white falling veil on her dark curling hair, holding a paint brush and palette before a canvas von François Dumont zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.850,31) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von François Dumont auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), facing right in gold-bordered white satin dress with gold-bordered blue sash, white-bordered pale blue muslin scarf tied in her long curled powdered hair im November 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 69.750,00 (€ 110.994,22).

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