Jean-Bapt. Weyler

Lot 319: JEAN-BAPTISTE WEYLER (FRENCH, 1747-1791)

Name: JEAN-BAPTISTE WEYLER (FRENCH, 1747-1791)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 7544269d52

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2012

Item Overview

Description

JEAN-BAPTISTE WEYLER (FRENCH, 1747-1791)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), in brown fur-bordered cloak and cravat
enamel
oval, ¾ in. (19 mm.) high, pierced gold frame with blue, white and green enamel and set with seed-pearls, the glazed reverse revealing counter-enamel

Artist or Maker

Jean-Bapt. Weyler

Exhibited

London, Garrard's, An exhibition of important 18th & early 19th century miniatures and enamels at Garrard, 1961, no. 381.

Literature

L. Gillet, C. Jeannerat and H. Clouzot, Miniatures and Enamels from the D. David-Weill Collection, Paris, 1957, no. 381.
S. Coffin and B. Hofstetter, The Gilbert Collection. Portrait Miniatures in Enamel, London, 2000, p. 111.

Provenance

David David-Weill (1871-1952) Collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine, no. 4262. Sold by Wildenstein, Paris, to Sir Charles Clore (1905-1979), London; The Clore Collection of Portrait Miniatures, part II, Sotheby's, London, 10 November 1986, lot 197.

Auction Details

Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

Christie's

November 27, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

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

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