Lot Essay
The backing paper is inscribed by the hand of the artist 'Marthe de Gatellier née de la Rochette Paris 1870.'
Marthe de Gatellier, facing right in white satin dress with pink rose and blue bows at corsage, white fur bordered satin stole, pink roses and blue bow in her curled long hair
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CÉCILE VILLENEUVE (1824-1901)
Marthe de Gatellier, facing right in white satin dress with pink rose and blue bows at corsage, white fur bordered satin stole, pink roses and blue bow in her curled long hair
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right)
oval, 3 7/8in. (100mm.) high, gilt-metal easel frame with beaded border and ribbon-tie surmount, by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, signed on the easel
Marthe de Gatellier, facing right in white satin dress with pink rose and blue bows at corsage, white fur bordered satin stole, pink roses and blue bow in her curled long hair
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' (lower right)
oval, 3 7/8in. (100mm.) high, gilt-metal easel frame with beaded border and ribbon-tie surmount, by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, signed on the easel