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FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
A rec…
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165
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FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
A rec…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
A rectangular pocket-sized miniature portrait under glass depicting Claudine Mélanie Bignon, Viscountess of
Verneaux (1804–1869), painted in gouache on a sheet of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana or
Loxodonta cyclotis).
In a case covered in black leather
Signed ‘Fontallard’ and dated 1845 in the bottom left-hand corner
Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Total gross weight: 25.9 g
Item composed wholly or partly of ivory from proboscideans of the Elephantidae family (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana or Loxodonta cyclotis), listed in Appendix I/A of CITES/EU.
In accordance with the regulatory provisions in force within the European Union (Regulation (EU) No 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021), the item will be handed over to the purchaser together with its Intra-Community Certificate FR2601200011-K issued by the DREAL, accompanied by the expert report drawn up by Mr Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, a court-appointed expert in works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity and an approved agent. Re-export outside the EU is prohibited, except to state cultural institutions upon presentation of supporting documentation.
Date of issue – 29/04/2026
Expert: Mr Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, court-appointed expert at the Amiens Court of Appeal, an approved agent for
works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity.
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