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LOUIS SENÉ | Portrait of a lady, circa 1795

Lot Closed

May 7, 03:50 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

LOUIS SENÉ

Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris

PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1795


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount decorated with blue and white enamel, set in the lid of a circular poudre-d'écaille box, tortoiseshell lined  

The box: 7.7 cm. Diam., 3 in. Diam.


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This lot contains ivory or rhino horn and other restricted materials. Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrictor prohibits the import of certain items (including ivory) to protect wildlife conservation. 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/rhino horn 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.

Sale, Paris, Galerie George Petit, 14 March 1913, lot 13;

sale, Geneva, Christie's, 15 November 1988, lot 482

Lausanne, Musée historique, 100 ans de miniatures suisses 1790-1880, 1999-2000, no. 116

M. Friesen, Französische Miniaturen 1770-1880, Darmstadt, 2001, p. 425, no. 320