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Lot 121: AN EARLY FRENCH ENAMEL PLAQUE

Est: £1,000 GBP - £2,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 10, 2008

Item Overview

Description

AN EARLY FRENCH ENAMEL PLAQUE
BY JEAN TOUTIN THE YOUNGER (FRENCH, 1619-1660)
oval plaque, the convex side painted with the nymph Poesia being crowned by Love as the personification of Academic Eloquence, the concave side with two figures in a woodland landscape with a lake, gold edge and white suspension loop enamelled in white and painted with red pellets
oval, 2 7/8 in. (74 mm.) high, including suspension loop

Artist or Maker

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

by
Christie's
June 10, 2008, 10:30 AM WET

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK