Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume V : L’Écrin
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume V : L’Écrin
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October 14, 05:38 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A gold-mounted boîte-à-miniatures, French, circa 1840
rectangular, the lid set with a miniature of a lady in blue-trimmed white dress, blue ribbon at corsage and tied around her neck, her left shoulder decorated with flowers, wearing a gauze veil falling from her upswept powdered hair adorned with blue ribbons, in a landscape, attributed to Robert Mussard, the sides inset with glazed gouaches on vellum painted with rural views or a classical folly admired by visitors, the miniature on the base depicting a washer woman and her child by a river in front of a water mill, attributed to Louis-Gabriel Moreau, the broad gold cagework mounts chased with roses and scrolls, gold-lined interior, unmarked apart from French post-1838 restricted warranty mark for gold
weight: 278.9 g
length 3⅜in.; 8,6cm
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Boîte à portraits montée en or, France, vers 1840
rectangulaire, le couvercle orné d'une miniature attribuée à Robert Mussard, les côtés incrustés de gouaches sur vélin, la miniature de la base attribuée à Louis-Gabriel Moreau, les montures en or ciselé, l'intérieur doublé d'or, non poinçonnée à l'exception d'un poinçon français de garantie pour l'or postérieur à 1838
weight: 278.9 g
length 3⅜in.; 8,6cm
Hôtel Drouot Paris, 11 December 1964, lot 38;
Christie's London, 10 June 2008, lot 183.
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Hôtel Drouot Paris, 11 décembre 1964, lot 38;
Christie's Londres, 10 juin 2008, lot 183.