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Joseph-Hippolyte LEQUEUTRE (1793-1877) Portrait of the Duchesse de Berry in a red velvet gown, adorned with pearls Oval miniature painted on panel, signed on the right "Lequeutre" (cracks and wear). Gilded wood frame, label numbered 137 on back. 12 x 9.5 cm Provenance : - Collection Doistau - His sale, Hôtel Drouot, March 5, 1937, lot 137 - Anonymous sale, December 4, 1998

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Joseph-Hippolyte LEQUEUTRE (1793-1877)

Estimate 600 - 800 EUR

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For sale on Monday 23 Sep : 13:30 (CEST)
paris, France
Giquello
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lundi 23 septembre - 11:00/12:00, Salle 10-16 - Hôtel Drouot
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