A CIRCULAR PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, PROBABLY ALEXANDRE BROGNIART
A CIRCULAR PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, PROBABLY ALEXANDRE BROGNIART

19TH CENTURY

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A CIRCULAR PORCELAIN PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, PROBABLY ALEXANDRE BROGNIART
19TH CENTURY
Depicted facing right, in an ormolu-mounted fruitwood frame and inscribed 'City. Brongniard' and 'David 184?', the verso with a graphite drawing of a man and inscribed overall in illegible black ink
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) diameter; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) square overall

Lot Essay

Alexandre Brogniart was the Director of the Sèvres porcelain factory from 1800 until his death in 1847.

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