Cécile VILLENEUVE née Colombet (1824-1901) Portrait of Dr. Eugene Moulins, three-quarter right, in black three-piece suit and bow tie. Rectangular miniature on ivory*. Signed and dated 1875 on the right Titled, located in "Argentat", dated and dedicated on the back: "To my dear and good cousin / Alix Moulins / and to her good brother Tiburce Moulins / Cécile Villeneuve". Size : at sight 9 x 7.5 cm Circled by a fine gilded brass frame Gross weight : 170 gr Doctor Eugène Moulins was a doctor and collector in Corrèze. He had married Marie Joséphine Rimbert and married their son Tiburce in 1874 in Neuvic. Tiburce Moulins, to whom this miniature is dedicated, was born on January 7, 1837 in Argentat, was a doctor like his father, published his thesis in 1867 and settled in his native town. This portrait was done during a visit of the artist to his cousins in Argentat. It is possible that Tiburce was the godfather of Tiburce Descubes de Lavernouille born in 1887 (see the portrait of Mrs Descubes de Lavernouille in this sale). According to the regulation that came into force on January 19, 2022, intra-European Union trade in ivory is subject to obtaining a CIC certificate. Re-exportation outside the European Union is prohibited.