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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1775
A young gentleman, in silver-embroidered red coat, white frilled cravat, powdered wig worn en queue, wearing the ribbon of the Royal French Order of the Mérite Militaire
on ivory
the miniature, oval, 1¼ in. (33 mm.) high, set into the cover of a tortoiseshell-lined gold-mounted bonbonnière, the blue lacquered cover, base and sides decorated wtih opaque white bands and translucent gold scrolls and red berries
the bonbonnière, 2 7/16 in. (62 mm.) diam.
A young gentleman, in silver-embroidered red coat, white frilled cravat, powdered wig worn en queue, wearing the ribbon of the Royal French Order of the Mérite Militaire
on ivory
the miniature, oval, 1¼ in. (33 mm.) high, set into the cover of a tortoiseshell-lined gold-mounted bonbonnière, the blue lacquered cover, base and sides decorated wtih opaque white bands and translucent gold scrolls and red berries
the bonbonnière, 2 7/16 in. (62 mm.) diam.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Geneva, 6 May 1980, lot 262.
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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