A. HELANT (FRENCH, FL. C. 1790 - 1800)
Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France 1774-1792, in silver-embroidered lavender-coloured velvet uniform with silver epaulettes and white lace jabot, wearing the red ribbon of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the blue moiré sash of the Royal French Order of the Saint Esprit and the red sash of the Order of Saint Louis
signed and dated 'A. Hélant 1793' (lower right)
on ivory
2¼ in. (57 mm.) diam., silver paste-set frame with tied ribbon surmount
A. HELANT (FRENCH, FL. C. 1790 - 1800)
Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France 1774-1792, in silver-embroidered lavender-coloured velvet uniform with silver epaulettes and white lace jabot, wearing the red ribbon of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the blue moiré sash of the Royal French Order of the Saint Esprit and the red sash of the Order of Saint Louis
signed and dated 'A. Hélant 1793' (lower right)
on ivory
2¼ in. (57 mm.) diam., silver paste-set frame with tied ribbon surmount