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LADY SEYMOUR, SIGNED AND DATED 1827
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JEAN BAPTISTE JACQUES AUGUSTIN (1759-1832)**
Lady Seymour, signed and dated 1827
Depicted facing left in white silk dress with lace bordered bodice and gauze sleeves, gold belt, gold earrings, her dark hair upswept in an Apollo knot; red curtain background with landscape beyond, watercolor on ivory, signed and dated Le Chevalier Augustin/1ere peintre du Roi/1827 and on the reverse with various inscriptions including the inscription un cristal de roche de cette grandeur et bien polie sans aucun tache pour pour M. Augustin/le 20 juin/pour Melle Seymour within an oval foliate ormolu frame
5¼in. (13.5cm.) high, 4½in. (11.5cm.) wide, framed
Lady Seymour, signed and dated 1827
Depicted facing left in white silk dress with lace bordered bodice and gauze sleeves, gold belt, gold earrings, her dark hair upswept in an Apollo knot; red curtain background with landscape beyond, watercolor on ivory, signed and dated Le Chevalier Augustin/1ere peintre du Roi/1827 and on the reverse with various inscriptions including the inscription un cristal de roche de cette grandeur et bien polie sans aucun tache pour pour M. Augustin/le 20 juin/pour Melle Seymour within an oval foliate ormolu frame
5¼in. (13.5cm.) high, 4½in. (11.5cm.) wide, framed
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's London, 10 December 1979, lot 61 (£6,500).
With D.S. Lavender, London.
With D.S. Lavender, London.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or 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
Please note this lot is incorrcetly numbered as lot 37 in the catalogue.