A lady, in lace-bordered blue dress, red cashmere stole draped over her shoulders, cameo-set drop earrings, sprigged lace cap in her dark curling upswept hair; together with a young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat, pleated and knotted cravat with gold stick-pin, forward-combed curling light brown hair (by Pierre-Édouard Dagoty, circa 1800); together with a young officer in red-piped blue coat with gold-embroidered red collar and gold-embroidered facings with gold buttons, high white stock and shirt, curling brown hair and sideburns (by Blanchet, circa 1815)
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FINOT (FRENCH, FL. C. 1814-1833)
A lady, in lace-bordered blue dress, red cashmere stole draped over her shoulders, cameo-set drop earrings, sprigged lace cap in her dark curling upswept hair; together with a young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat, pleated and knotted cravat with gold stick-pin, forward-combed curling light brown hair (by Pierre-Édouard Dagoty, circa 1800); together with a young officer in red-piped blue coat with gold-embroidered red collar and gold-embroidered facings with gold buttons, high white stock and shirt, curling brown hair and sideburns (by Blanchet, circa 1815)
signed 'FINOT.pinxit.' (lower left); and signed 'Dagoty' (mid-right); and 'Blanchet' (mid-right)
rectangular, 2 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (62 x 52 mm.), gilt-metal mount within ebonised wood frame; octagonal, 2 3/16 x 1¾ in. (56 x 44 mm.), gold frame, the reverse with Altar of Love and hair decoration; and oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold bezel with glazed reverse (3)
A lady, in lace-bordered blue dress, red cashmere stole draped over her shoulders, cameo-set drop earrings, sprigged lace cap in her dark curling upswept hair; together with a young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat, pleated and knotted cravat with gold stick-pin, forward-combed curling light brown hair (by Pierre-Édouard Dagoty, circa 1800); together with a young officer in red-piped blue coat with gold-embroidered red collar and gold-embroidered facings with gold buttons, high white stock and shirt, curling brown hair and sideburns (by Blanchet, circa 1815)
signed 'FINOT
rectangular, 2 7/16 x 2 1/16 in. (62 x 52 mm.), gilt-metal mount within ebonised wood frame; octagonal, 2 3/16 x 1¾ in. (56 x 44 mm.), gold frame, the reverse with Altar of Love and hair decoration; and oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, gold bezel with glazed reverse (3)
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