Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Lot Closed
May 7, 04:09 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
CHARLES ANTOINE CLAUDE BERNY D'OUVILLÉ
Clermont circa 1775 - 1842
PORTRAIT OF CHARLES BERNY, CIRCA 1820
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount;
signed centre right: Ch.es Berny
6.8 by 5.7 cm., 2¾ by 2¼ in.
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W. Gütermann, Turin;
sale, Zurich, Sotheby's, 15 November 1977, lot 59;
sale, London, Christie's, 6 July 2005, lot 236
The sitter is wearing the badges of the Royal French Orders of St Louis, the Lys and the Legion d'honneur.