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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
(LOTS 150-203)
A CIRCULAR TERRACOTTA PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717-1786), LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A CIRCULAR TERRACOTTA PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717-1786), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicted facing left with roses in her hair and wearing a jeweled dress and ermine robe, in a molded giltwood and ebonised frame, inscribed 'MARIA.ANTONIA.ARC.AUST. GALLORUM.REGINA' and 'I. B. NINI.F 1774', the reverse bearing a paper label inscribed '34'
4¾ in. (12 cm.) diameter overall; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diameter overall
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717-1786), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Depicted facing left with roses in her hair and wearing a jeweled dress and ermine robe, in a molded giltwood and ebonised frame, inscribed 'MARIA.ANTONIA.ARC.AUST. GALLORUM.REGINA' and 'I. B. NINI.F 1774', the reverse bearing a paper label inscribed '34'
4¾ in. (12 cm.) diameter overall; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) diameter overall