THE TWO OF SIMILAR SIZE, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1792/95 THE LONGER RING, FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1792 ALL LATER STRUCK WITH FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893

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THREE CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED RINGS SET WITH PORTRAIT MINIATURES
THE TWO OF SIMILAR SIZE, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1792/95
THE LONGER RING, FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1792
ALL LATER STRUCK WITH FRENCH IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD 1864-1893
Oblong octagonal rings set with portrait miniatures on ivory, two of similar size, one depicting Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1750-1827), in white coat with red collar, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal Polish Order of the White Eagle, the other depicting Princess Caroline Maria Theresa of Saxony (1770-1804), née Princess of Parma and Infanta of Spain, in white dress, gem-set tiara and veil, the third, longer and set with a portrait miniature of a lady, in profile to the left, in blue and purple dress with gauze, ribbon and floral headdress in her powdered hair
1 1/8 in. (30 mm.), 1¼ in. (31 mm.), and 1 3/8 in. (35 mm.) high, respectively (3)

Provenance

Gontaut-Biron Collection and by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Other versions of the miniature of Princess Caroline are in the Schlossmuseum, Gotha, inv. no. 1438/M.13 and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. no. 26.168.68. Both Saxon miniatures are based on large- scale oil paintings by Anton Graff (1736-1813).

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