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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,314–$8,857
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04230 · 21 April 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3040457
- Record
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Charles Vital-cornu, a portrait bust of a painter. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2004, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3040457.
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Charles Vital-cornu, a portrait bust of a painter. Sotheby's, 21 Apr 2004, lot 131. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3040457.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04230 · Apr 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A large coquilla nut casket | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Circe | Jean-alexandre-joseph Falguière | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Eve after the fall | Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Mercury | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A bronze bust of a boy | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| a Halberdier | — | £8,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | jean-baptiste carpeaux | jeune mère et son enfant | $4,199 | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | |
| Charles Vital-cornu | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | Diana | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Aimé-jules Dalou Paris | la faneuse (the haymaker) | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | Bust of Marie-Antoinette | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | La Nourrice italienne | The Italian nurse | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Charles Vital-cornu | victoire triomphante (victory triumphant) | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | Figure représentant Le Génie de la danse N°3 | Bonhams, May 2025 |
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.