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. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings".

The seller is "boris_wilnitsky_fine_arts" and is located in this country: AT. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Features: Framed, Signed
• Width (Inches): 5.1
• Listed By: BORIS WILNITSKY FINE ARTS
• Subject: Portrait
• Size: Mini (up to 6in.)
• Material: enamel painting
• Height (Inches): 5.9
• Date of Creation: 1800-1899
• Artist: Mme Aimee Wagnon-Chantre
• Year of Production: 1840s
• Style: Portrait Miniatures
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Type: Painting