Lot Essay
Charles XII (1692-1718), King of Sweden (1697-1718) was killed in battle and succeeded by his sister Ulrika Eleanora.
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Jean Antoine Mussard
King Charles XII of Sweden, in blue coat, gold brocade waistcoat and gloves, half-length before a table with a crown, a tricorn hat under his left arm, his left hand upon a sword, a burning building in the background (chipped at lower edges)
enamel, signed and dated 1748 on the reverse, unframed
rectangular, 2½in. (63mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
King Charles XII of Sweden, in blue coat, gold brocade waistcoat and gloves, half-length before a table with a crown, a tricorn hat under his left arm, his left hand upon a sword, a burning building in the background (chipped at lower edges)
enamel, signed and dated 1748 on the reverse, unframed
rectangular, 2½in. (63mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration