Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre Portrait of a gentleman rare enamel miniature! 1840s

Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre Portrait of a gentleman rare enamel miniature! 1840s

Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre Portrait of a gentleman rare enamel miniature! 1840s
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY EMAILS WITH NEGOTIATIONS OR LESS-PRICE OFFERS! An extremely rare and very important enamel miniature by the well known 19th-century Swiss female artist - Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre. This work was examined by the world's best expert in portrait miniatures, Dr. Bodo Hofstetter (Switzerland - also see his publications), upon his visit to our gallery (June 12th 2007). He recognized it as an original work of this artist.

Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre (1818 Geneva - 1899 ibidem) was a pupil of Genevan enamel painter Jacques-Marc Henry, and was herself a well known enamel painter, who specialized in commissioned portraits and copies after old masters. Museum Rath in Geneva houses a wonderful copy painted by Wagnon-Chantre after Largilliere. In 1843 she married M. Gabriel Wagnon, and, from that point on, signed her works with a.

Wagnon as in our case! The miniature is set in a hand-carved 19th-century frame in "Florentine" style with sitter's Coat of Arms in the upper part. Measurements: UNFRAMED:9,5x8,0cm/3,7x3,1in FRAMED: 14,9x13,0cm/5,9x5,1in. Creator Dates: 1818 Geneva-1899 Geneva.

Themes: AUSTRIAN MALE PORTRAIT GENTLEMAN NOBLEMAN VITAL. The item "Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre Portrait of a gentleman rare enamel miniature! 1840s" is in sale since Thursday, February 22, 2018.

This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "boris_wilnitsky_fine_arts" and is located in Wien. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre Portrait of a gentleman rare enamel miniature! 1840s