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FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
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FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
A lar…
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Estimate €700 - €900
Voluntary lot
Description
FONTALLARD, Jean-François GERARD, known as (1772–1857)
A large miniature painted in gouache on a sheet of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta
africana or Loxodonta cyclotis), rectangular in shape with bevelled edges, depicting the presumed portrait of
Claudine Mélanie Bignon, Viscountess of Verneaux (1804–1863).
Silver and gilded metal frame, the back lined with blue moiré.
Signed ‘Fontallard’ and dated 1841 in the lower left-hand corner.
Master’s mark and boar’s head hallmark
Dimensions: 12 x 9.2 cm
Total gross weight: 150 g
Item made wholly or partly of proboscidean ivory (Elephantidae spp. – 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 FR2601200009-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 made from biodiversity-derived materials and an approved agent. Re-export outside the EU is prohibited, except by state cultural institutions upon presentation of supporting documentation.
Date of issue – 29 April 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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