CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, NÉE COLOMBET (FRENCH, 1824-1901)

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CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, NÉE COLOMBET (FRENCH, 1824-1901)
Vicomte Jean de Rougé, in black coat and white shirt, black cravat with gold cravat pin, his dark hair parted in the centre, with small dark moustache
signed 'cecile Villeneuve' (mid-right), and inscribed in pencil on the backing card 'Victe. Jean de Rougé / Paris 1867'
on ivory
oval, 3? in. (98 mm.) high, ormolu easel-stand frame by Alphonse Giroux, with beaded and banded borders and criss-crossed ribbon detail, the reverse engraved 'A. Giroux / Paris'

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1987, lot 134.

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.

Sale room notice

The USA has recently changed its policy on the import of property containing elephant ivory. Only Asian Elephant ivory may be imported into the USA, and imports must be accompanied by DNA analysis and confirmation the object is more than 100 years old. Buyers will be responsible for the costs of obtaining any DNA analysis or other report required in connection with their proposed import into the USA. A buyer’s inability to export or import a lot is not a basis for cancelling their purchase.

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Lot Essay

The sitter is possibly the publicist Bonabes Jean de Rougé (1846-1898), son of Louis-Bonabes Victurnien, 8th comte de Rougé and his wife Mathilde de Franqueville-Bourlon. He married Julie Albertine Sophie Niverlet. Alternatively, the sitter could be Jacques de Rougé (1841-1923), vicomte de Rougé, son of Adolphe, 6th comte de Rougé and Valentine de Ganay.

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