Lot 192 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
A pair of miniatures depicting a young gentleman and lady; he, in black coat, white shirt and pink bowtie; foliate and sky background; and she, in low-cut white silk dress with pleated bodice and bow at shoulder, fur-bordered blue velvet cloak draped around her shoulders, two strand pearl necklace with sapphire clasp, her dark hair plaited and upswept
Francois Meuret · ovals, 3 7/8 in. (98 mm.) and 3¾ in. (96 mm.) high, later rectangular gilt-wood frames (2)
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,611–$5,416
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 25 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5923222
- Record
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Francois Meuret, A pair of miniatures depicting a young gentleman and lady; he, in black coat, white shirt and pink bowtie; foliate and sky background; and she, in low-cut white silk dress with pleated bodice and bow at shoulder, fur-bordered blue velvet cloak draped around her shoulders, two strand pearl necklace with sapphire clasp, her dark hair plaited and upswept. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923222.
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Francois Meuret, A pair of miniatures depicting a young gentleman and lady; he, in black coat, white shirt and pink bowtie; foliate and sky background; and she, in low-cut white silk dress with pleated bodice and bow at shoulder, fur-bordered blue velvet cloak draped around her shoulders, two strand pearl necklace with sapphire clasp, her dark hair plaited and upswept. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923222.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A young gentleman, in moss-green coat, white waistcoat and frilled cr… | James Scouler | £600–£800 | |
| Sir Arthur Hesilrige (d. 1661), in gilt-studded armour and lawn colla… | John Hoskins | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| An Important Reference Book on Portrait Miniatures | AN IMPORTANT REFERENCE BOOK ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £500–£700 | |
| Ten Reference Books on Portrait Miniatures | TEN REFERENCE BOOKS ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £600–£800 | |
| A young gentleman, in heavily gold embroidered brown velvet coat, gol… | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A young lady, in pink-embroidered green silk dress with lace underdre… | JEAN-ANDRÉ ROUQUET (SWISS, 1701-1758) | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Francois Meuret | Ernest Comte de Talleyrand-Périgord (1807-1871), facing left | Christie's, May 2001 | ||
| Francois Meuret | A young lady, in off-the-shoulder white striped white silk d | Christie's, Dec 2004 | ||
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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.