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JEAN-BAPTISTE JACQUES AUGUSTIN (FRENCH, 1759-1832)
A lady making lace, seated on blue upholstered chair, in blue and black striped dress with white sash, cream gauze fichu with embroidered edges, powdered curling hair, her lace in her lap, a circular wooden table set with silk thread and scissors beside her; interior background with fireplace and vase
signed and dated 'augustin. 1793.' (upper left)
on ivory
3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount with stamped surround
A lady making lace, seated on blue upholstered chair, in blue and black striped dress with white sash, cream gauze fichu with embroidered edges, powdered curling hair, her lace in her lap, a circular wooden table set with silk thread and scissors beside her; interior background with fireplace and vase
signed and dated 'augustin. 1793.' (upper left)
on ivory
3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal mount with stamped surround
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 25-26 April 1978, lot 171 ($3,400).
Special Notice
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