Lot 215 · Sotheby's L04034
portrait of the empress josephine of france (1763-1814), head and shoulders wearing a white muslin dress
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $15,384–$23,076
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04034 · 9 December 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3168080
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Firmin Massot, portrait of the empress josephine of france (1763-1814), head and shoulders wearing a white muslin dress. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2004, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3168080.
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Firmin Massot, portrait of the empress josephine of france (1763-1814), head and shoulders wearing a white muslin dress. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2004, lot 215. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3168080.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmin Massot | Portrait of Elizabeth Broadhead, later Lady Dashwood, full-l | $18,905 | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | |
| Firmin Massot | Portrait of Elizabeth Broadhead, later Lady Dashwood (1801-1 | Christie's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | hubert robert | la promenade | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Miss Forbes, half-length, wearing a white dress | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait for the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Trevor | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Firmin Massot | A Nude at her Bath | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Marco Ricci | An extensive river landscape with figures washing laundry be | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Firmin Massot | portrait of andrienne-constance bourdillon (1792-1836) | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.