Jules Joseph Augustin Laurens (French, 1825-1901) Portrait of a Frame Maker, 1884, charcoal and white chalk on paper, inscribed 'Carpentras 1884' and signed 'Jules Laurens' in pencil (lower right), depicting a portrait of the frame maker in profile, housed in a giltwood Rococo Revival frame, incorporating acanthus and feather motifs with shell, scroll, floral and foliate rinceaux, sight size 14 x 10 5/8 in., frame size 33 5/8 x 30 in. Footnotes: Provenance: Pierre Laudonueneix Antiques, Hotel Dongier, Paris, France, 2005. Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing