Pair of miniatures a russian officer and his wife - Deux miniatures sur ivoire signées
Descriptif:
Both standing in landscapes: the former, wearing dark green jacket with red piping, silver buttons, braiding and contre-epaulette, two badges of the Legion d'Honneur fastened beneath his contre-epaulette, black stock, plum coloured breeches, his right thumb tucked into the front of his jacket; the latter, wearing ivory décolleté dress with bouffant sleeves and white lace trim, her waist belt embroidered with a cerulaen blue foliate design, gold belt buckle, red and green embroidered paisley stole with matching cerulaen blue lining, gold wedding band on her third right finger, gold pendant e
lot N° 8
7.3 cm x 5.9 cm
Bibliographie: Le musée des arts décoratifs de Bordeaux conserve une remarquable miniature de cet artiste lorrain devenu parisien et actif de 1820 à 1845. A rapprocher du n°138, vente 23 novembre 2005, Hôtel Drouot, portrait de jeune femme brune en chignon à coques et rouleaux. On consultera Lemoine-Bouchard, p 317-318, Schidlof, p.455 et Pupil, 1993, p108.
