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~ PORTRAIT OF AN ARTILLERYMAN OF THE EMPIRE
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The item was sold for 2 990 €
Fees include commission and taxes.
A circular miniature portrait on ivory. The officer is depicted standing, in a half-length portrait, in uniform (probably a mounted artilleryman of the Guard), his left hand resting on his sabre and his right hand in his waistcoat. He wears a bicorne hat with a red plume and a tricolour cockade beneath a gold braid. In the background, a landscape of rocky outcrops, vegetation and a cloudy sky. Trace of a signature in the lower right-hand corner: Triguet?
Early 19th century, circa 1805.
Diameter: 7.4 cm
Gross weight: 52 g.
(Fairly good condition, in a copper frame with a loose eyelet)
Elephantidae spp. (I/A), CIC FR2606400052-K issued on 28/04/2026.
- Paul Desbordes Collection (1862–1943), Château Desbordes, Avize (Marne).
- Passed down through the family to the present day.