BY MARC LOUIS BENJAMIN VAUTIER, CIRCA 1880

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A German painted ivory miniature of Marie-Adelaide de France, in ormolu frame**
By Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier, Circa 1880
The painting signed VAUTIER, the reverse with title plaque MARIE ADELAIDE DE FRANCE, the Louis XVI style frame stamped S. GUMP CO/SAN FRANCISCO
Overall: 8½in. (21.6cm.) high; 6 1/8in. (15.6cm.) wide

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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.

Lot Essay

Of Swiss birth, Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier (d. 1898) studied in Geneva and Düsseldorf, where he remained for much of his life. Examples of his work may be found in the Leipzig Museum, Berlin Nationalgalerie and various other public collections.

Marie-Adelaîde (1732-1800) was the much-portrayed third daughter of Louis XV.

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