François Huet

Lot 172: JEAN-FRANÇOIS-MARIE HUET-VILLIERS (ANGLO-FRENCH, 1772-1813)

Name: JEAN-FRANÇOIS-MARIE HUET-VILLIERS (ANGLO-FRENCH, 1772-1813)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: kbicd3g44d

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 06, 2005

Item Overview

Description

A young lady in white silk dress with bow at corsage, blue stole draped over her shoulders, gold comb in her dark curling upswept hair
signed and dated 'Huet Villiers 1813 L.' (mid-left)
oval, 2 1/2 in. (64 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with central lock of plaited hair

Artist or Maker

François Huet

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 17 May 1976, lot 94.

Notes

This miniature must be one of the artist's last works as he died in 1813.

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

Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu

Christie's

July 06, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

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

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