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Paris, France, France
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Autour de la duchesse de Berry | Online
Collection Hubert Guerrand-Hermès, Autour de la duchesse de Berry | Online
Hubert Guerrand-Hermès was passionate about Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, a fantastic historical icon of the 19th century. The destiny of this French princess could not have been more epic and romantic: married at 18 to the son of Charles X, the Duc de Berry, widowed at 22, exiled at 32, she fought ceaselessly to have the rights of her son Henri V to the throne of France recognised. She finally found refuge in Italy, before dying in 1870 at Brünnsee Castle in Austria.
A free and unconventional woman, from her early years in Paris the Duchess de Berry played an active role in cultural life and aroused the curiosity of the artists who gravitated around the court of Charles X. Through her many purchases at the Salons, she encouraged many of the painters of her time and built up a first-rate library. The bindings she commissioned made her library one of the most admired of the period, and were all masterpieces from the golden age of French bookbinding. An artist herself, cultured, free and passionate, the Duchess of Berry inspired many painters and designers. Like men of letters such as Chateaubriand, Dumas and Lamartine, many painters wanted to put her at the centre of one of their works.
"It was the beginning of a real passion, and it hasn't left me since", wrote collector Hubert Guerrand-Hermès in the catalogue for the exhibition Entre cour et jardin, dedicated to the Duchess and held at the Musée de l'Île de France in 2007. Over the years, Hubert Guerrand-Hermès not only collected pieces that had belonged to the Duchess, but also souvenirs such as handkerchiefs, drawings, jewellery, miniatures and paintings. He also collected works from the French royal family: Louis XVIII and, of course, Henri, Comte de Chambord, Marie-Caroline's son. The sale will also include the second part of the library.
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0868: A group of six cameos of various materials, dates and origins | Groupe de six camées deEst. €800-€1,200Lot Closed
0869: A set of five porcelain profiles, 19th century | Ensemble de cinq profils en biscuit, XIXe sièEst. €800-€1,200Lot Closed
0870: A lock of hair belonging to the dux de Berry, in a frame, 1820 and A Royal Savoia blue velvetEst. €200-€400Lot Closed
0871: A portrait miniature of Duchess Louise of Artois (1819-1864), circa 1827 | Portrait en miniature deEst. €700-€1,000Lot Closed
0872: A portrait miniature of a young man, probably the Duke of Bordeaux (1820-1883), circa 1830 |Est. €300-€400Lot Closed
0873: A gold and enamel fleur-de-lis cross pendant and earrings, French, circa 1840 | Pendentif et bouclesEst. €400-€600Lot Closed
0874: A set of items commemorating the Royal family, 19th century | Ensemble d'objets commémorant laEst. €700-€1,000Lot Closed
0875: Charles Achille d' Hardiviller Henri Comte de Chambord and his sister Louise in Scotland, 1832 |Est. €400-€600Lot Closed
0876: Charles Achille d'Hardiviller The departure of Charles X to Germany from the city of Edinburgh, withEst. €500-€800Lot Closed
0877: Charles Achille d'Hardiviller Princess Louise of France in Scottish attire | La princesse Louise deEst. €700-€900Lot Closed
0878: Jean-Lubin Vauzelle View of the interior of the chapel at the The Hospice Saint-Charles at Rosny |Est. €200-€300Lot Closed
0879: Hilaire Thierry Ceremony for laying of the foundation stone for Hospice Saint-Charles | CéEst. €1,000-€1,500Lot Closed
0880: Felice Storelli View of the château de Rosny | Vue du château de Rosny Estimate: Estimate:Est. €500-€700Lot Closed
0881: French School, 19th Century | Ecole française du XIXe siècle The Duchesse de BerryEst. €200-€300Lot Closed
0882: Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet Study for the portrait of the Duchess of Berry | Esquisse pour leEst. €2,000-€3,000Lot Closed
0883: A set of porcelain profiles, some made in Sèvres, circa 1820-1830 | Ensemble de profils enEst. €800-€1,200Lot Closed
0884: A portrait miniature of Marie-Caroline, Duchess of Berry, France, circa 1820 | Portrait miniature deEst. €600-€800Lot Closed
0885: French, 19th century | France, XIXe siècle Three profile portraits of the Duchess de Berry |Est. €1,200-€1,800Lot Closed
0886: C. L. Leblanc A neo-gothic architectural motif | Motif d'architecture néo-gothique Estimate:Est. €800-€1,200Lot Closed
0887: A Restauration neogothical rosewood and satinwood veneered chair, circa 1825 | Chaise chauffeuseEst. €1,500-€2,000Lot Closed
0888: A set of neogothical items, 19th century | Ensemble d'objets néogothiques, XIXe siècleEst. €700-€1,000Lot Closed
0889: Two neogothical gilt-metal and glass perfume bottles, mid-19th century | Deux flacons à parfumEst. €200-€300Lot Closed
0890: A pair of neo-gothic style giltwood appliques, 19th century | Paire d'appliques en bois doré deEst. €600-€800Lot Closed
0891: A set of patinated and gilt-bronze neogothical pieces, mid 19th century | Ensemble néogothiqueEst. €900-€1,200Lot Closed
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