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Lot 197 · Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes

A young lady, facing left in white dress with green velvet bodice and short puffed sleeves, cream cashmere stole with floral border draped over her right shoulder, gold filet in her dark upswept, curled hair; foliate and landscape background

Louis François Aubry

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $859–$1,145
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes, London · 22 May 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6266362
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Louis François Aubry, A young lady, facing left in white dress with green velvet bodice and short puffed sleeves, cream cashmere stole with floral border draped over her right shoulder, gold filet in her dark upswept, curled hair; foliate and landscape background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266362.

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Louis François Aubry, A young lady, facing left in white dress with green velvet bodice and short puffed sleeves, cream cashmere stole with floral border draped over her right shoulder, gold filet in her dark upswept, curled hair; foliate and landscape background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266362.

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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes · May 2001

LotArtistEstimateResult
A gentleman, facing right in gold-embroidered silver coat, embroidere… Rosalba Carriera £2,000–£3,000
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Fromery Workshop, Berlin, Circa 1740/1750 A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ENAMEL CUP AND STAND £2,000–£3,000
including books by Ceroni, Colding, Williamson, Bouchot, von Böhn, Ol… A GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES £500–£700
A George Ii-Style Double-Opening Gold-Mounted Hardstone Nécessaire A GEORGE II-STYLE DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE £8,000–£12,000
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