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Lot Essay
The sitter was the daughter of Antoine Jean d'Aure and Adélaïde Jeanne Catherine de Wilkinghoff. She married, in 1791, Louis François Passy. They had six sons and one daughter.
Details
NICOLAS JACQUES (FRENCH, 1780-1844)
Jacquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure (1772-1843), wearing gold-trimmed white shawl over black dress, her black hat adorned with white plumes and tied with white silk ribbon under her chin
On ivory (with artist's join)
Signed and dated ‘Jacques. 1822.’ (mid-right)
Oval, 137 mm. high, gilt-metal mount with foliate pattern, in rectangular gold velvet-covered frame
A damaged paper label on the reverse of the frame is inscribed in ink with the sitter’s name and apparent biographical details (part missing).
Jacquette Pauline Hélène d’Aure (1772-1843), wearing gold-trimmed white shawl over black dress, her black hat adorned with white plumes and tied with white silk ribbon under her chin
On ivory (with artist's join)
Signed and dated ‘Jacques. 1822.’ (mid-right)
Oval, 137 mm. high, gilt-metal mount with foliate pattern, in rectangular gold velvet-covered frame
A damaged paper label on the reverse of the frame is inscribed in ink with the sitter’s name and apparent biographical details (part missing).
Provenance
Hôtel Drouot, Paris.
Bonhams, London, 22 April 1998, lot 76.
Bonhams, London, 22 April 1998, lot 76.
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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