Lot 192
- 192
A Collection of sixteen portrait miniatures representing members of the Royal Houses of France, Two Sicilies and Austria
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- A Collection of sixteen portrait miniatures representing members of the Royal Houses of France, Two Sicilies and Austria
Sixteen, one oil on horn, one oil on tortoise shel♕l, one carved ivory on porcelain, one brooch with jugate profiles, the others watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, variously framed, mounted together in a carved gilt-wood frame
- Frame 76 by 64 cm.; 30 1/2 by 25 in.
including portraits of Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre (1601-1643); Maria-Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily (1752-1814); Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre (1754-1793) (recto), bares signature c.r.: Desfissex p [sic], Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and Navarre (1755-1793) (verso), by Charles Henri, Vicomte Desfossez (1764-1808), signed c.r.: Ch.ev Desfossez p; Leopoldo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno (1790-1851); Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre (1638-1715); Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, later Duchess of Calabria, Princess of Salerno (1798-1881); Francesco I, King of the Kingdom of The Two Sicilies (1777-1830); Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre (1754-1793) and his consort Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793); Portrait of a Gentleman; Louis, King of Etruria, later Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1773-1803); Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre (1754-1793), his consort Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) and The Dauphin, Louis Joseph of France (1781-1789); Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1751-1802); Louis Jean Marie of Bourbon, Duc de Penthièvre (1725-1793); Henry V, Comte de Chambord and his consort Archduchess Marie-Thérèse of Austria-Este (1817-1886), by G. Gabrielli, signed l.r.: G Gabrielli; Archduchess Marie-Thérèse of Austria-Este, Comtesse de Chambord (1817-1886); and Emperor Josef II (1741-1790)
Condition
This collection of miniatures is in generally good condition.
For further information on this lot please contact Mark Griffith-Jones at mark.griffithjones@laitexier.com or 0207 293 5083.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."