Auction on
25 November 2021 - 14:30 (CET) -
164 bis, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle - 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
The Chateau of Versailles preempted a painting of the dauphine of France by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis and Studio (1725-1802), Portrait de la dauphine de France, Marie-Antoinette de Hapsbourg-Lorraine (1755-1793), oil on canvas, 74 x 56.5 cm/29.1 x 22.2 in. Result: €175,000
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis and Studio (1725-1802), Portrait de la dauphine de France, Marie-Antoinette de Hapsbourg-Lorraine (1755-1793), oil on canvas, 74 x 56.5 cm/29.1 x 22.2 in. Result: €175,000
The two portraits reproduced here, each reasonably estimated at between €20,000 and €30,000, sparked a fierce bidding war. Known only from a black and white reproduction, they dropped out of sight over 100 years ago and have never been on the market. Marie-Antoinette's pretty face struck a chord with four admirers,…
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