Live Auction 7850Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815
Lot 167

FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815

Closed10 June 2010

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GBP 5,000

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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815
Two soldiers dancing to music played by a flutist, with drummers, soldiers and a military camp in the background
fixé-sous-verre
rectangular, 1¾ x 3 1/8 in. (45 x 78 mm.), later gilt-metal easel frame with ribbon and bow cresting

Specialist note

The present fixé-sous-verre miniature compares with one set on the cover of a Russian gold snuff-box by Johann Wilhelm Keibel (1788-1862), sold Christie's, 27 November 2007, lot 92.