Live Auction 5945Fashion Through the Ages
Christie’s roundel
Lot 16

A GENTLEMAN'S BANYAN OF TOILE DE NANTES

FRANCE, CIRCA 1818-20

Closed3 December 2009

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GBP 39,650

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A GENTLEMAN'S BANYAN OF TOILE DE NANTES
FRANCE, CIRCA 1818-20
double-breasted, with stand collar and deep, flapped hip pockets, printed with Le Départ de la Garnison: Les Français en Garnison
with printed signature of Jamet Sculp

Specialist note

Nothing is known of Jamet, the engraver, not even his first name. Only five toiles of his design are known.