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Lot 331: LOUIS-FRANÇOIS AUBRY (FRENCH, 1767-1851)

Est: £2,500 GBP - £3,500 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2012

Item Overview

Description

LOUIS-FRANÇOIS AUBRY (FRENCH, 1767-1851)
Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), King of Westphalia 1807-1813, in blue-piped white uniform of the Westphalian Infantry, with gold-embroidered facings, black collar embroidered in gold oak leaves, wearing the red sash and the badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
signed 'Aubry' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 2 3/16 in. (56 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount, the burgundy moiré silk reverse applied with rectangular gilt-metal plaque engraved 'Jérôme Bonaparte Roi de Westphalie'

Artist or Maker

Provenance

A Private Collector; Christie's, Geneva, 16 May 1995, lot 230.

Auction Details

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

by
Christie's
November 27, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

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