Lot 156
  • 156

AN OVAL MINIATURE ON IVORY OF A LADY, PROBABLY CHRISTINA-HENRIETTA-MALVINA THURET, FUTURE BARONESS ROGER, AGED 14, CHARLES ANTOINE CLAUDE BERNY D'OUVILLE (1771-1856), DATED 1827 | An oval miniature on ivory of a lady, probably Christina-Henrietta-Malvina Thuret, future Baroness Roger, aged 14, Charles Antoine Claude Berny d'Ouville (1771-1856), dated 1827

Estimate
700 - 1,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 9.4 cm; 3 11/16 in
in an oval gilt-bronze frame with scrolls on matted ground, the lady wearing a white dress with a pink belt, the hair dressed as a bow

Condition

In overall good condition, the frame with some vert-de-gris traces, the miniature inside the frame has been slightly moved to the right.
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