Lot Essay
For an enamel miniature by Zincke in a similar original enamelled gold frame, see S. Coffin/B. Hofstetter, The Gilbert Collection - Portrait Miniatures in Enamel, London, 2000, p. 118, no. 70.
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A fine enamel miniature of a gentleman, in green velvet coat with gold lacing and ermine-bordered red cloak draped over left shoulder, powdered wig en queue
Details
JEAN ANDRÉ ROUQUET (SWISS, 1701-1758)
A fine enamel miniature of a gentleman, in green velvet coat with gold lacing and ermine-bordered red cloak draped over left shoulder, powdered wig en queue
enamel on copper
oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high, superb gold frame with outer pierced border, enamelled pink and white blue and white flowers, green leaves, and pink and white ribbon surmount
A fine enamel miniature of a gentleman, in green velvet coat with gold lacing and ermine-bordered red cloak draped over left shoulder, powdered wig en queue
enamel on copper
oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high, superb gold frame with outer pierced border, enamelled pink and white blue and white flowers, green leaves, and pink and white ribbon surmount
Provenance
Fontainebleau, Hôtel des Ventes, 8 December 1990, lot 66.
Special notice
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