Pair of Louis XIV marines and frames in gilt bronze attributed to Nicolas Delaunay (1646-1727)

from the collection of Sir Thomas Hughes Neave (1874-1940), 5th Baronet; then of his wife, Lady Dorina Lockhart Neave (1880-1955), born Clifton, in Dagnam Park, Essex, UK.

Joseph Vernet (Avignon, 1714 – PAris, 1789) / Nicolas Delaunay (1646-1727)

Provenance: very likely collection f Sir Richard Neave (1731-1814), 1^st Baronet,

in Dagnam Park, Essex, or of his eldest son, Sir Thomas Neave (1761-1848), 2^nd Baronet; then his descendants; collection of Sir Thomas Hughes Neave (1874-1940), 5^thB^t ;

collection of his wife, Lady Dorina Lockhart Neave (1880-1955), née Clifton;

then collection of their Kenelm Digby Neave (1921-2007).

Literature: John Grant (ed.), Essex Historical Biographical and Pictorial, London, 1914, published by “The London And Provincial Publishing Co, Ltd”, p. 412-414.

Literature on Claude Ballin and Nicolas Delaunay: Michèle Bimbenet-Privat,

“Le maître et son élève : Claude Ballin et Nicolas Delaunay Orfèvres de Louis XIV”, Bibliothèque de l’École des Chartes, 2003, volume 161, instalment 1, p. 221-239.

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