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226 - DIPLOMATIC GIFT FROM KING CHARLES X Portrait of Charles X, K…
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DIPLOMATIC GIFT FROM KING CHARLES X Portrait of Charles X, King of France, on porcelain from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Sèvres monogrammed ‘AP’ in the bottom left-hand corner. Based on the ivory miniatures by Daniel Faint (1778–1847), by the miniaturist Aimée Perlet, who worked in Sèvres between 1825 and 1830. Original neoclassical frame, in chiselled and gilded bronze. The whole is presented in a custom-made case, lined with silk, bearing the coat of arms of Charles X, King of France. Sèvres and Paris, c. 1825. ________ Miniature, medallion-shaped, or oval plaque Painted and glazed hard-paste porcelain, inscribed ‘No. 3’ Marked with a cobalt-blue vignette of interlaced ‘C’s, dated and marked ‘Sèvres / 1825 ’ Hand-annotated by the miniaturist Visible dimensions: H. 12; W. 9.5 Overall dimensions: H. 15.5; W. 11.5 Frame dimensions: H. 18.5; W. 15.5; D. 2.2 Dimensions of the case: H. 20.5; W. 17; D. 3.2 Condition report: - porcelain: minor signs of wear - gilded bronze frame: signs of wear, knocks on the reverse, soiling - case: tears, gaps in the decoration, missing sections ________ Provenance: - entered the Manufacture’s sales warehouse on 14 October 1825, as described: ‘1 portrait of the King painted on an oval plaque after Mr Faint by Mlle Perlet, in a bronze frame ’, at a price of 900 F. [Arch. M.N.S. Vol. 1, f. 242] - delivered to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on 18 November 1825 against a delivery receipt from the Manufacture [Arch. Min. AE, 448QO/231, order no. 496] - paid in cash on 30 November of the same year to ‘His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ [Arch. M.N.S. Vz4, f. 203] - possibly presented to the British Ambassador in Paris between 1824 and 1828, the 1st Earl of Granville, Baron Levason (1773–1846), who was received in a private audience on 19 November 1825 by King Charles X [*Moniteur* of 20 November 1825] - French private collection, then passed down through the family ________ Documentary research and notes: This is a diplomatic gift in the purest tradition of the Ancien Regime. This is documented by the order governing the accounts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The accounts for the year 1825 of the said Ministry, held in their archives [448QO/231, order no. 496], records the purchase by the Baron de Damas, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on 21 November 1825 of “a portrait of the King painted on porcelain and intended for diplomatic gifts” for the sum of 900 francs. Unusually, the bundle also contains the invoice from the Manufactory, which serves as a delivery receipt dated 18 November, as well as a letter signed by Alexandre Brongniart. Unfortunately, the absence of internal correspondence from the Ministry for this period, as well as the removal of the name from the small label on the bronze frame, means it is not possible to be categorical about the object’s final destination. This gift can be compared with an ivory miniature that appeared on the London art market. Signed by Daniel Saint, dated 1824, and depicting Charles, Count of Artois, it was in its original gilded bronze frame with a label indicating that it was a gift to M. de Verdun (Christie’s London, 12 June 2006, Important gold boxes and Miniature Portraits, lot 94, sold for £18,000). The Baron de Damas Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damas (1785–1862) was a Legitimist officer and statesman. Forced into exile following the fall of the Ancien Régime, he pursued a career in the Russian army, Forced into exile following the fall of the Ancien Régime, he pursued a career in the Russian army, where he took part in the campaigns against Napoleon and distinguished himself notably at Borodino, in Saxony and during the French campaign. After Waterloo, he held important military commands and took part in the 1823 Spanish expedition, which earned him the title of Pair of France. He subsequently became Minister of War, where he introduced several military reforms, and then Minister for Foreign Affairs under the Villèle government. A close associate of Charles X, he was appointed in 1828 as governor to the Duke of Bordeaux, the future Legitimist pretender, whose education he oversaw in a profoundly monarchist and conservative spirit. During the July Revolution of 1830, he accompanied the king into exile and drafted Charles X’s act of abdication. Having withdrawn from public life from 1833 onwards, he devoted himself to writing his Memoirs and to agriculture. On his death in 1862, he left behind the image of an admirable servant of the monarchy. A eulogy described him as ‘the living embodiment of faith, honour and devotion’. Aimée Perlet (1798 (?) – 1854) A pupil of Marie-Victoire Jaquotot, she was active during the Restoration and the July Monarchy July; and exhibited portraits on porcelain at the Salons of 1824 and 1827. The catalogue states that she lived at 43 Rue Croix des Petits Champs. One example is the portrait of Mademoiselle Mars mentioned at the 1824 Salon, Fontainebleau auction, 24 March 2013. Expert: Jean-Eudes Schoppmann, contactable on 06 66 62 94 52
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