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Fanny Geefs, Belgian 1807-1883-  Portrait of a young lady, quarter-length, with crossed arms,...

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Lot 433

Fanny Geefs, 
Belgian 1807-1883- 
Portrait of a young lady, quarter-length, with crossed arms,...

Price Realised: £656

Estimate: £500 - £700

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 433

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Fanny Geefs, 
Belgian 1807-1883- 

Portrait of a young lady, quarter-length, with crossed arms, wearing a cream shawl and pink ribbon; 

oil on canvas, oval, signed 'Fanny Geefs-Corr' (lower right), 71.4 x 60.9 cm. 

Provenance: 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
Fanny Geefs, née Corr, was a Belgian painter of Irish descent, who married the sculptor Guillaume Geefs (1805-1883) in 1836. Although she studied under the Neoclassical artist François-Joseph Navez (1787-1869), she was best known for her dreamy, romantic portraits of elegant ladies in a landscape, of which the present work is a classic example. 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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