Lot Essay
Other miniatures by Vestier of the same year are illustrated in A.-M. Passez, Antoine Vestier, Paris, 1989, no. 170-172.
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A young gentleman, facing left in dark grey velvet coat, white lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
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ANTOINE VESTIER (1740-1824)
A young gentleman, facing left in dark grey velvet coat, white lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed and dated 'Vestier f. 1779' (lower right)
oval, 1.3/8 in. (35 mm.) high, two-colour gold frame chased with a laurel band intertwined with a ribbon, marked with the Paris date letter for 1776/77 and with the charge and importation marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark rubbed
A young gentleman, facing left in dark grey velvet coat, white lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed and dated 'Vestier f. 1779' (lower right)
oval, 1.3/8 in. (35 mm.) high, two-colour gold frame chased with a laurel band intertwined with a ribbon, marked with the Paris date letter for 1776/77 and with the charge and importation marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark rubbed