CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, 1880

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CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, 1880
Marquise de Bonneval (1810-1883), in white lace bordered black velvet dress, lace stole draped around her shoulders, lace veil tied under her chin, her dark hair dressed in curls
signed 'Cécile Villeneuve' and inscribed and and dated
by the artist on the backing paper 'Marquise de Bonneval née de
Ségur copie fait en 1880', silver-gilt easel frame with pierced ribbon and bow surmount
oval, 3¾ in. (96 mm.) high

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Lot Essay

Marie Charlotte de Ségur, daughter of Philippe, Comte de Ségur (1780-1873) and his wife, Antoinette Charlotte Le Gendre de Lucay (d. 1813), married Oscar, Marquis de Bonneval (1798-1873). A miniature of the sitter's mother with her brother Paul (1809-1888) by Jean-Urbain Guérin was sold Christie's, London, 7 December 2004, lot 314.

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