Lot 236: CHARLES ANTOINE BERNY D'OUVILLE (FRENCH, 1775-1842)

A young officer, in light-blue bordered green coat with silver buttons and light blue collar, yellow and silver epaulettes, silver lacing and black cross-belt with gold shield-shaped plate, white shirt and black stock, wearing the badges of the Royal French Orders of St. Louis, the Lys and the Legion of Honour
signed 'Ch. e s Berny' (lower right)
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

W. Gütermann, Turin, inv. no. 17; Sotheby's, Zurich, 15 November 1977, lot 59.

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.