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PAOLO FERDINANDO QUAGLIA | Portrait of Ida de Grimod D'Orsay (1802-1882), circa 1810
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Quaglia
- Portrait of Ida de Grimod D'Orsay (1802-1882), circa 1810
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mounts, blue enamel border, set in the lid of a gold mounted and lined tortoiseshell box, the base with hair work panel with the name Ida;signed centre right: Quaglia f:, the box maker's mark Jean-Louis Leferre
- 68 by 57 mm.
Provenance
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 16 November 1993, lot 123
Literature
Jeannerat, 1921, p. 542;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 422, no. 291;
Parisio, 2012, p. 36, no. 35
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 422, no. 291;
Parisio, 2012, p. 36, no. 35
Condition
Extremely fine condition. Tortoiseshell chipped at rim at 3 o'clock; further losses on base by bezel at 10 o'clock and further loss on rim at 4 o'clock.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Ida de Grimond was the daughter of Albert Gaspard Grimod, Comte d’Orsay and Eleonore von Württemburg, and was the younger sister of the famous Parisian Alfred d’Orsay (1801-1952). In 1818, she married the Duke of Gramont, with whom she had six children including the politician and diplomat Antoine Alfred Agenor de Gramont.