DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The February 2021 Auctions: Day 1

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 113

ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN BAPTISTE ISABEY (FRENCH, 1767-55), FRENCH PORTRAIT MINIATURE ON MOTHER OF PEARL 18TH C. H 2.5", W 2"

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
Portrait of a young man. Unsigned. Encased in an unmarked 18th c. Continental silver frame. Provenance: Collection of JB Atwood, Berkley, CA (c.1920), From the private collection of a prominent Oakland County, MI auctioneer and appraiser. Included are two letters form MFA, Boston and SFMA dated 1922 and 1924 referencing the return of a portrait miniature by Isabey. From the collection of Frank H. and Nancy B. Boos.