SCHOOL OF JACOB AXEL GILLBERG (SWEDISH, 1769-1845)

Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… Read more

Details

SCHOOL OF JACOB AXEL GILLBERG (SWEDISH, 1769-1845)
Charles XIV John (1763-1844), King of Sweden and Norway 1818-1844, in black coat with gold epaulettes, black stock, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim with the Order of the Sword below, and the badge of the Order of the Sword
on ivory
oval, 2 1/8 in. (53 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with tied ribbon surmount

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.

Brought to you by

Matilda Burn

mburns@christies.com +44 (0)20 7752 3026

Lot Essay

The present miniature is inspired by a large-scale portrait by Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard. Similar miniatures are illustrated in M. Olausson and J. Sjöholm, Nationalmuseum Stockholm. Illustrerad katalog över svenska och övriga nordiska miniatyrer, Halmstad, 2001, I, pp. 206 and 208.

More from Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

View All