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ECOLE DE LA FIN XVIIIEME SIECLE

PORTRAIT DE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)

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ECOLE DE LA FIN XVIIIEME SIECLE
PORTRAIT DE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)
De trois-quarts, avec une veste bleue, chemise et cravate blanche, les cheveux lâchés, sur un fond sombre
Miniature ovale, 80 x 69 mm., dans un cadre en bronze doré décoré de perles et de feuilles
Provenance
Marquis de La Fayette, château de La Grange Bléneau. Clémentine de la Tour Maubourg, baronne de Brigode, sa petite-fille. Puis par descendance aux propriétaires actuels.
Exhibited
Paris, musée de L'Orangerie, Centenaire de La Fayette (1757-1854), Paris, 1934, no. 82. Paris, Archives Nationales, La Fayette, exposition réalisée avec le concours du Comité national pour la célébration du bicentenaire de la naissance du marquis de La Fayette, 1957, no. 29.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
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A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)

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Lot Essay

Cette miniature suit le prototype de Jean-Baptiste Weyler (voir S. Coffin B. Hofstetter, The Gilbert Collection. Portrait Miniatures in Enamel, London, 2000, pp. 111-112).

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