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Premier Catalog Auction - Session II

Fri, Nov 16, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 818

Zoe De Laderiere

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(French, 19th century)

Veteran of the Napoleonic War, signed on seat edge "Zoe De Laderiere 1838", 24 x 19-7/8 in.; original gilt wood frame, 29-1/4 x 25-1/8 in.

Note:
The frame label verso "P. SOUTY fils Place du Louvre No 18 Colannade LaGrande Doreur Du Ministere De L'interieur Et De LaVille De Paris."  is that of Pierre Souty who worked with many of the greatest artists in Paris. He became framer for Ministry of the Interior and supplier for the Salons.
The painting depicts a wounded soldier in the uniform of the 7th Regiment (circa 1804-1815) and wearing a medal for the Order of the Legion of Honour.

Condition

lined with paste and linen, crackle, yellowed varnish, some cupping, retouch; frame with losses and abrasions