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A ROYAL SAXON ORMOLU PAPERWEIGHT SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE, CIRCA 1820/1825
BY J.S. BARTHEL, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1820
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A ROYAL SAXON ORMOLU PAPERWEIGHT SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE, CIRCA 1820/1825
BY J.S. BARTHEL, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1820
elaborate ormulu paperweight set with a portrait miniature of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750-1827), King of Saxony 1805-1827, in white uniform, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the sash and breast-star of the Royal Saxon Order of the Rue Crown and the breast-star of the Royal Polish Order of the White Eagle, the reverse of the base signed J S Barthel in Dresd.
Oil on card
7 in. (17.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15.4 cm.) high, the miniature 2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) high
BY J.S. BARTHEL, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1820
elaborate ormulu paperweight set with a portrait miniature of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750-1827), King of Saxony 1805-1827, in white uniform, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the sash and breast-star of the Royal Saxon Order of the Rue Crown and the breast-star of the Royal Polish Order of the White Eagle, the reverse of the base signed J S Barthel in Dresd.
Oil on card
7 in. (17.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15.4 cm.) high, the miniature 2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 10-11 February 1976, lot 545 (as 'an officer').
Brought to you by
Emma Durkin