Jean-Baptiste-Jacques AUGUSTIN Saint-Dié, 1759... Lot 33

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques AUGUSTIN Saint-Dié, 1759 - Paris, 1832 Portrait of the children of Madame Leclerc with the son of the president Bernard Miniature on ivory, oval shape (Small restorations) Gilded wood frame Portrait of Mrs. Leclerc's children and President Bernard's son, miniature on ivory, by J.-B.-J. Augustin 13,80 x 11,20 cm (5,43 x 4,41 in.) Provenance : Anonymous sale ; Auxerre Enchères, June 7, 2009, n° 141 (as Pierre Chasselat) Bibliography : Thierry Jaegy, "Masterpieces of Miniature Painting in French Private Collections", in B. Pappe, J. Schmieglitz-Otten, G. Walczak (eds.), 'European Portrait Miniatures. Artists, Functions and Collections', Petersberg, 2014, p. 78 Bernd Pappe, 'Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin 1759-1832. A New Excellence in the Art of Portrait Miniatures', Verona, 2015, p. 138, fig. 2 and p. 234, no. 22 Comment: This lot, in accordance with current regulations, has a CIC and is in free circulation within the European Union. Exit from the European Union is prohibited.