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44. Circle of Jacques Antoine Vallin (French, 17601831), “River Landscape with Women Bathing”, gouache on paper laid on canvas, unsigned, 28 3/4 in. x 23 1/2 in., unframed.
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42. Two American Egyptian Revival Bronze-Mounted Gilt-Decorated Rosewood Chairs, late 19th c., one with upholstered rolled crest flanked by mounted Egyptian heads, incised stiles, shell carved seat rail, tapered, fluted legs, the other conforming chair with a rectangular upholstered back. $800/1200 Note: The mounts on these chairs are identical to those on a walnut gentleman’s armchair illustrated in Dubrow. Styles of American Furniture 1860-1960. p. 56. 43. V. Varillaz (French, 19th c.), “Portrait of Napoleon”, 1839, oil on canvas, signed and dated center right, 23 7/8 in. x 19 3/4 in., in a period Empire-style giltwood frame. $4000/6000 Note: Napoleon is depicted here wearing the Legion d’Honneur Grande Croix, the Order de la Couronne en Fer, and probably the Grande Croix du Triomphe. The main church of Roscoff, France also houses a work by Varillaz.
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$3000/5000 45. French School, 19th c., Follower of Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766), “Portrait of Comtesse de Brac” 45 after Jean-Marc Nattier’s 1741 “Comtesse de Brac en Aurore” now at the Detroit Institute of Arts, oil on canvas, unsigned 16 3/4 in. x 13 3/8 in., inscribed “CME” on stretcher, unframed. $3000/5000 Reference: Xavier Salmon in the catalog of the exhibition Jean-Marc Nattier 1685-1766, Musée national de Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, 1999-2000, under entry 29 (Madame la Comtesse de Brac en Aurore), pp. 132 (listed in the notes as one of the replicas).