Lot 2158
Possibly Montereau, early 1880s
Rectangular, the field decorated with a bust-length portrait of a young woman in period dress on a geometric blue and gilt floral ground, signed 'Lecomte', within a gilt and yellow-ground border of anthemia, the remains of the original manuscript label to the reverse with the date 1883
34.5 x 27.5cm
Estimate $420 - $550
Overall condition and appearance good.
Minor losses to beads and gilding in places
No visible restoration
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Possibly after a composition by Émile Vernet-Lecomte (1821–1900).
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