Antonio BENCINI Born in Italy around 1710 Portrait... Lot 24

Antonio BENCINI Born in Italy around 1710 Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Miniature on ivory, oval shape 18k rose gold brooch decorated with a frieze of openwork foliage Portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, miniature on ivory, by A. Bencini 3,40 x 2,80 cm (1,34 x 1,10 in.) Provenance: Anonymous sale; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Mes Beaussant Lefèvre, April 1, 2010, no. 328 (as "bust of a woman", without identification of the artist) Comment: This lot, in accordance with the regulations in force, has a CIC and is in free circulation within the European Union. The exit of the European Union is forbidden.