Charles-Henry AUGUSTIN dit AUGUSTIN neveu ou fils ou jeune (Dijon, 1779 - Paris, 1819).
Hair medallion with the numeral G M T M, signed and dated: Augustin neveu fecit 1805
On the other side, by another hand, 19th-century libertine scene with a couple kissing,
Two miniatures on ivory, à vue diam. 5.9 cm.
In a gilded metal medallion with bélière, diam. 6.6 cm
Glass missing
Signed hair medallions were very rare under the Empire. "Augustin neveu", nephew of the miniaturist Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin, was a miniature painter as well as an avid balloonist and one of the first parachutists.
A CIC will be issued, not allowing export outside the European Union. It will be up to the purchaser wishing to export this property outside the E.E.C. to take the necessary steps.
Expert: N. Lemoine-Bouchard, SFEP member.
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