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Lot 337: JEAN-FRANÇOIS-MARIE HUET-VILLIERS (ANGLO-FRENCH, 1772-1813)

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,500 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2012

Item Overview

Description

JEAN-FRANÇOIS-MARIE HUET-VILLIERS (ANGLO-FRENCH, 1772-1813)
A young officer, in gold-braided white uniform with red collar, black stock, black cloak draped over his shoulders and tied at front, dark curling hair and sideburns
signed and dated 'Huet Villiers 1810' (mid-left)
on ivory
rectangular, 2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in. (72 x 59 mm.), cast gilt-metal mount

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989) Collection, New Orleans, La.; Christie's, London, 15 October 1996, lot 79.

Auction Details

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

by
Christie's
November 27, 2012, 10:30 AM GMT

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