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Lot 225 · Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes

Ernest Comte de Talleyrand-Périgord (1807-1871), facing left in black coat, blue waistcoat and black bow-tie, short dark hair, beard and pointed moustache, landscape and sky background

Francois Meuret

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,862–$4,293
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes, London · 22 May 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6266384
Record
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Francois Meuret, Ernest Comte de Talleyrand-Périgord (1807-1871), facing left in black coat, blue waistcoat and black bow-tie, short dark hair, beard and pointed moustache, landscape and sky background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266384.

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Francois Meuret, Ernest Comte de Talleyrand-Périgord (1807-1871), facing left in black coat, blue waistcoat and black bow-tie, short dark hair, beard and pointed moustache, landscape and sky background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266384.

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