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Lot 229: JEAN-ANTOINE LAURENT (FRENCH, 1763-1832)

Est: £1,200 GBP - £1,500 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 06, 2005

Item Overview

Description

George Lesaing (1775-1853), in black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and cravat, curling dark hair and sideburns
signed and dated 'Laurent 1823.'
watercolour and pencil on card laid down on metal
oval, 5 5/8 in. (143 mm.) high, in painted mock tortoiseshell mount within large, rectangular, gilt-wood and plaster frame with inner beaded border

Notes

An old label on the backing paper reads 'Portrait de Georges Lesaing' Officier de santé, né á Saint-Dié (Voges) en 1775, mort á Nancy, le 16 Mai 1853.'

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu

by
Christie's
July 06, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK