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ERNEST-JOSEPH-ANGELON GIRARD (FRENCH, 1813-1898)
Alfonso XII (1857-1885), King of Spain 1874-1885, when Prince of the Asturias, in red ceremonial dress with gold key-pattern border, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the blue and white striped moiré sash and breast-star of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III, the star of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the badge of the Prince of the Asturias
signed and dated 'Ernest Girard. Aranjuez, Mayo 1861.' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 4 1/8 in. (104 mm.) high, gilt-metal easel stand frame surmounted by crowned coat-of-arms of Spain flanked by lilies
Alfonso XII (1857-1885), King of Spain 1874-1885, when Prince of the Asturias, in red ceremonial dress with gold key-pattern border, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the blue and white striped moiré sash and breast-star of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III, the star of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the badge of the Prince of the Asturias
signed and dated 'Ernest Girard. Aranjuez, Mayo 1861.' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 4 1/8 in. (104 mm.) high, gilt-metal easel stand frame surmounted by crowned coat-of-arms of Spain flanked by lilies
Provenance
Spanish Royal Collection, Palacio de Sanlòcar.
Robert D. Brewster (1916-1995) Collection, New York; Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1995, lot 345.
Robert D. Brewster (1916-1995) Collection, New York; Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1995, lot 345.
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