A Louis Philippe 18k gold bracelet with a portrait miniature - image-1

Lot 47 Dα

A Louis Philippe 18k gold bracelet with a portrait miniature

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A Louis Philippe 18k gold bracelet with a portrait miniature

Designed as an adjustable bangle (can be lengthened and shortened via a central button) with a finely painted miniature of an elegant gentleman, possibly a cleric, in a glazed capsule with a braided bi-colour gold frame. Max. W 4 cm. Capsule frame: 4 x 3.5 cm. Weight 28.6 g.
Presumably French, ca. 1830.

Provenance

Private Collection, Belgium.

Literature

Cf. cat. Bijoux Romantiques 1820 - 1850, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Paris 2000, no. 102.