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R*** MAISARS | PORTRAIT OF GASPARD ANTOINE, COUNT PRÉVOST DE LA CROIX

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December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

R*** MAISARS

Fl. circa 1770

PORTRAIT OF GASPARD ANTOINE, COUNT PRÉVOST DE LA CROIX


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, silver-gilt open-work frame, set with glass pastes, ribbon tie suspension loop;

signed and dated verso: R. Maisars 1774

34 by 26 mm.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. US, France) Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory and prohibit the import of African elephant ivory. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory by air, either as freight or through hand carry. Sotheby's shipping will only assist in shipping the lot to either domestic UK or EU destinations, where delivery is made by road transport. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

By descent to Baron Othon de Bourgoing, Vienna, by 1925;

sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 14 November 1985, lot 204 

De Bourgoing, 1925, no. 25, pp. 6, 77, illust.;

Schidlof, 1964, vol. II, p. 540;

Lemoine-Bouchard, 2008, p. 365

The sitter wears the French Order of Saint Louis.