Lot 198
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Trois portrait miniatures, Ecole Francaise, vers 1765 et après,

Estimate
800 - 1,200 EUR
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Description

  • Trois portrait miniatures, Ecole Francaise, vers 1765 et après,
  • wood, gilt-metal, ivory, oil
Le premier, portrait d'un officier portant la Legion d'Honneur, vers 1765, cercle de métal doré dans un cadre en bois noirci, haut. 6cm., 2 3/8 in; le second, portrait d'un gentilhomme en redingote bleue, cerclé de métal doré, vers 1770, 3.4cm., 1 3/8 in.;  la troisième, portrait de femme portant une robe blanche, avec ceinture noire à fleurs, signée CH., cerclé de métal doré dans un cadre en bois noirci, diam. 7cm., 2 3/4 in.

Condition

1. cut and pasted on black paper. miniature in good order 2. some scratches to his forehead (right) 3. glass with humidity, some scratches to border
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