Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 7

Louis Biolley

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Pencil and charcoal drawing, signed lower left and dated: "June 3, 1858": Portrait of Amir Abd el Kader in Damascus; black lacquered wooden frame decorated with golden vine leaves; 22.5 x 14 cm (small gap in the frame). Attached is a unifying, cast bronze, carved and patinated belgian medal, representing the bust of Emir Abd el Kader's profile; diameter 108 mm and a watercolour representing an episode from the Algerian countryside, officers reviewing the troops; wooden stick frame with passepartout; 17 x 25 cm. Mid-19th century period. Good condition.