Lot 208: LOUIS HENRY DE FONTENAY (DUTCH, B. 1800)

Empress Eugénie (1826-1920), in white silk dress with lace detail and ribbons tied off the shoulder, five strand long pearl necklace, pearl tiara and falling white ribbon in her upswept brown hair; draped brown curtain background
signed and dated 'LH: de Fontenay 1855' (lower right)
oval, 2 13/16 in. (72 mm.) high, gilt-bronze frame with ribbon and bow surmount

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