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A double-sided miniature of a young lady with her right elbow leaning on a red stole, in lace-bordered white dress, her dark hair curling and upswept; and a young boy drawing his sword, in blue suit with gold buttons, lace-bordered white shirt with large collar, standing by a tree in a landscape (by Jacques Delaplace, circa 1810)
Details
JEAN-URBAIN GUÉRIN (FRENCH, 1760-1836)
A double-sided miniature of a young lady with her right elbow leaning on a red stole, in lace-bordered white dress, her dark hair curling and upswept; and a young boy drawing his sword, in blue suit with gold buttons, lace-bordered white shirt with large collar, standing by a tree in a landscape (by Jacques Delaplace, circa 1810)
signed 'J. Guerin' (lower left) and 'Delaplace' (lower right), respectively
the latter on paper
rectangular, 2¾ x 1 15/16 in. (60 x 49 mm.), gilt-metal frame
A double-sided miniature of a young lady with her right elbow leaning on a red stole, in lace-bordered white dress, her dark hair curling and upswept; and a young boy drawing his sword, in blue suit with gold buttons, lace-bordered white shirt with large collar, standing by a tree in a landscape (by Jacques Delaplace, circa 1810)
signed 'J. Guerin' (lower left) and 'Delaplace' (lower right), respectively
the latter on paper
rectangular, 2¾ x 1 15/16 in. (60 x 49 mm.), gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Ernst Holzscheiter, Meilen; part I, Sotheby's, London, 28 March 1977, lot 190.
Literature
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, I, p. 193 (for the Delaplace).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.