A PAIR OF FRENCH RECTANGULAR PLAQUES

MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED N. VIVIEN

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A PAIR OF FRENCH RECTANGULAR PLAQUES
Mid to late 19th century, signed N. Vivien
One depicting wrens on oak branches above heather and a butterfly; the other with wrens nesting in rushes beside a pond with blooming lilies, iris and marsh dwellers
23 7/8 x 16 in. (60.6 x 40.6 cm.), in giltwood frames (2)

Lot Essay

N. Vivien is recorded as a meticulous painter of birds often in association with platinum grounds. His work was exhibited at the Paris Universelle Exhibition of 1878. For a pair of mounted plaques by this artist see an anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 24 April 2002, lot 78. See also anonymous sale, Christie's New York, 26 October, 2004, lot 123, for a pair of chargers by the same hand.

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