Lot Essay
The year 8 of the French Revolution corresponds to 1799/1800.
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A young gentleman in blue coat with gold button, blue checked white waistcoat and knotted cravat, forward combed curling dark hair
Details
CHARLES GUILLAUME ALEXANDRE BOURGEOIS (FRENCH, 1759-1832)
A young gentleman in blue coat with gold button, blue checked white waistcoat and knotted cravat, forward combed curling dark hair
signed with initials and dated 'C.B. an 8' (mid-left)
2½ in. (63 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount within rectangular black wood frame
A young gentleman in blue coat with gold button, blue checked white waistcoat and knotted cravat, forward combed curling dark hair
signed with initials and dated 'C.B. an 8' (mid-left)
2½ in. (63 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount within rectangular black wood frame
Provenance
Sotheby's, Geneva, 6 May 1981, lot 17.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.