JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - 10:00 AM start
A quality late 19thC hand painted portrait on ivory of Marie Antoinette, after the 1783 portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun,
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
Lot Details
the elegant study showing her with ornate coiffure heightened with feathers and wearing a teal dress with lace trim, holding a single rose, signed. The reverse inscribed 'Marie-Antoinette à la rose, Trianon'. The fancy ormolu frame with floral swags and flowering basket to the top. 220 x 160mm.
