JEAN-BAPTISTE SOYER (FRENCH, 1752-1828)

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JEAN-BAPTISTE SOYER (FRENCH, 1752-1828)
A double-sided medallion: on one side a young gentleman with powdered hair, in blue coat, striped white waistcoat and knotted cravat; on the other side a lady with white mob-cap, dark blue dress, brown shawl with broad light green border within white double stripes (School of Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine, c. 1800)
octagonal, 2 3/8 x 2 in. (61 x 50 mm.), hinged gold frame closed at the base by a cushion-shaped padlock

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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.

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Lot Essay

A similar octagonal miniature of a young man by Soyer, from the Holzscheiter collection, is illustrated and discussed in M. Friesen (ed.), Französische Miniaturen 1770-1880, Darmstadt, 2001, fig. 348, pp. 427-428.

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