Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the sitter is Geoffroy de La Planche, Vicomte de Ruillé (1842-1922), husband of Marie-Marguerite Vicomtesse de Ruillé (see lot 166). He was a celebrated sculptor.
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A young boy, holding a wooden hoop in the crook of his left arm and a wooden stick in her hands, in black dress with lace-bordered white underdress and lace cuffs, long curling fair hair
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C. DE MONTREY, 1847
A young boy, holding a wooden hoop in the crook of his left arm and a wooden stick in her hands, in black dress with lace-bordered white underdress and lace cuffs, long curling fair hair
signed and dated 'C. de Montrey 1847' (lower left)
rectangular, 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (62 x 54 mm.), gilt-metal foliate frame with pierced scrolling outer details, on a rectangular plush panel
A young boy, holding a wooden hoop in the crook of his left arm and a wooden stick in her hands, in black dress with lace-bordered white underdress and lace cuffs, long curling fair hair
signed and dated 'C. de Montrey 1847' (lower left)
rectangular, 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in. (62 x 54 mm.), gilt-metal foliate frame with pierced scrolling outer details, on a rectangular plush panel
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