• Centuries of Style: Silver, Eu auction at Christies

    Sale 1573

    Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

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    25 - 26 November 2014

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    • JEAN PETITOT THE ELDER (SWISS,
    Lot 433

    JEAN PETITOT THE ELDER (SWISS, 1607-1691)

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    GBP 3,125

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500

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    JEAN PETITOT THE ELDER (SWISS, 1607-1691)
    Louis XIV (1643-1715), King of France 1643-1715, in plate armour with fine white Venetian lace cravat, red bow, wearing the blue moiré sash of the Royal French Order of the Saint Esprit, long curling brown wig
    Enamel on gold
    Oval, 24 mm. high, gilt-metal frame with laurel wreath surround, the inner mount engraved with fleur-de-lys

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