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PIERRE ROUVIER (FRENCH, AFTER 1742 - AFTER 1815)
A young lady, in black dress with white gauze shawl over her shoulders, tied at corsage with blue silk ribbon, white gauze over her powdered hair dressed in ringlets, decorated with blue silk ribbon
signed and dated 'Rouvier 178[.]' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) high, silver-gilt réverbère frame with white pellet border
A young lady, in black dress with white gauze shawl over her shoulders, tied at corsage with blue silk ribbon, white gauze over her powdered hair dressed in ringlets, decorated with blue silk ribbon
signed and dated 'Rouvier 178[.]' (lower right)
on ivory
oval, 2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) high, silver-gilt réverbère frame with white pellet border
Provenance
Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 May 1988, lot 205.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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