Lot Essay
In 1811, Collas is mentioned in Russia but returned shortly after to Bordeaux where he is recorded in 1816, the year he embarked for the United States.
A Gentleman, facing left in plum-coloured coat, white waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered short hair, wearing the red badge of an order
Details
LOUIS-ANTOINE COLLAS (c. 1775 - d. after 1833)
A Gentleman, facing left in plum-coloured coat, white waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered short hair, wearing the red badge of an order
signed and dated 'Collas 1811' (lower left)
rectangular with canted corners, 1½ x 1 5/16 in. (39 x 33 mm.), silver-gilt bracelet frame attached with seven gold chains
A Gentleman, facing left in plum-coloured coat, white waistcoat and knotted cravat, powdered short hair, wearing the red badge of an order
signed and dated 'Collas 1811' (lower left)
rectangular with canted corners, 1½ x 1 5/16 in. (39 x 33 mm.), silver-gilt bracelet frame attached with seven gold chains
Provenance
Charly Jacob, Paris.