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JEAN-BAPTISTE JACQUES AUGUSTIN (FRENCH, 1759-1832)
A lady, in mauve dress with gauze collar and trim, wearing a lace bonnet trimmed with ostrich plumes, pearl necklace
Signed and dated ‘Augustin. / 1816.’ (mid-left)
On ivory
Oval, 80 mm. high, rectangular ormolu frame with acanthus leaf motif border
Inscribed on one of the backing cards 'un cristal / de roche de cette / Grandeur Pour / lundi a dix heures / pour M. Augustin / trois pouces de / hauteur sure [sic] deux et / demi de large'.
A lady, in mauve dress with gauze collar and trim, wearing a lace bonnet trimmed with ostrich plumes, pearl necklace
Signed and dated ‘Augustin. / 1816.’ (mid-left)
On ivory
Oval, 80 mm. high, rectangular ormolu frame with acanthus leaf motif border
Inscribed on one of the backing cards 'un cristal / de roche de cette / Grandeur Pour / lundi a dix heures / pour M. Augustin / trois pouces de / hauteur sure [sic] deux et / demi de large'.
Provenance
With Schubert Antichità, Milan.
Sotheby’s, London, 5 March 1998, lot 16.
Sotheby’s, London, 5 March 1998, lot 16.
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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