Lot 227
  • 227

A collection of thirteen portrait miniatures representing members of the Royal House of France, Austria and the Ducal House of Parma

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of thirteen portrait miniatures representing members of the Royal House of France, Austria and the Ducal House of Parma
  • Thirteen, twelve watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, one carved ivory silhouette, various sizes, variously framed, mounted together in a carved gilt-wood frame

  • Frame 26 by 31.5 cm.; 10 1/4 by 12 1/2 in.
including portraits of Charles X, King of France and Navarre (1757-1836); Emperor Leopold II (1747-1792); Francesco I, King of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830); Henry V, Comte de Chambord (1820-1883); Louis-Antoine, Duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844), by François Joseph Juste Sieurac (1781-1832), signed u.l.: F. Sieurac c / 1825; Marie-Thérèse, Duchesse d'Angoulême (1778-1851), by Jean Baptiste Joseph Duchesne (1770-1856), sighed c.r.: Duchesne 1826; Louise d'Artois, later Duchess of Parma (1819-1864); Princess Margarita of Parma, later Duchess of Madrid (1847-1893); Infanta Leopoldine of Portugal, later Princess August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Louis Stanislas Xavier, Comte de Provence, later Louis XVIII, King of France and Navarre (1755-1824); Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780); Queen Marie Isabelle of the Two Sicilies (1785-1830); and Roberto I, Duke of Parma (1848-1907)

Condition

This collection of portrait miniatures is in generally good condition. There is has been some minor fading to some of the works and there is occasional surface dirt throughout. For further information regarding this lot please contact Mark Griffith-Jones at mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com or 0207 293 5083.
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