Marie-Anne Fragonard

Lot 441: MARIE-ANNE FRAGONARD, NEE GERARD (FRENCH, 1745-1823)

Name: MARIE-ANNE FRAGONARD, NEE GERARD (FRENCH, 1745-1823)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 68bd3429ff

Est: £8,000 GBP - £12,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2012

Item Overview

Description

MARIE-ANNE FRAGONARD, NEE GERARD (FRENCH, 1745-1823)
A boy, in blue-bordered white sailor's suit and hat, fair curling hair
on ivory
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, ormoulu frame with coin-pattern surround

Artist or Maker

Marie-Anne Fragonard

Literature

P. Rosenberg, 'De qui sont les miniatures de Fragonard?', Revue de l'Art, no. 111, 1996/1, p. 74, illustrated fig. 29 (stating present whereabouts as unknown).

Provenance

The Countess of Dudley.
Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) Collection; Christie's, London, 8 December 1982, lot 192.

Auction Details

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

Christie's

November 27, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

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

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