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166 - A set of eight miniature landscapes intended to be mounted as buttons on clothing.
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A set of eight miniature landscapes intended to be mounted as buttons on clothing. Executed with particular delicacy, they are attributed to Aignan-Thomas Desfriches (1715–1800), who developed a technique known as “papier-tablette,” combining graphite or black chalk drawings with shading and highlights achieved by scraping a specially prepared paper. He employed this process in small landscapes, some of which were intended to adorn precious objects. The Goncourt brothers characterized Desfriches by “his branching boughs, his star-like foliage, his light backgrounds, and his small highlights scratched with a scraper.” Circa 1780. Diameter: 3.3 cm. (Ref: B98)
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Button Frenzy; Loïc Allio CollectionAuction house
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