French school circa 1800 Presumed portrait of Joseph Mareschal de Sauvigney (Besançon, 1775-1841), in three-quarter bust to the right, natural hair with highlights, brown suit, white vest and cravat. Miniature on ivory, view diameter 4.5cm Large molded and gilded brass frame with foliage motif, 19th-century wood veneer and lemon fillet frame, by Jeanbin place Vendôme (label on reverse), rect. 14.6x12.6cm (diseased glass, minor damage to frame). On reverse, inscription identifying the model: M. Joseph de Sauvagney /Cher de St Louis ". In 1804, the latter married Gabrielle Huguette de VUILLEMEAUX de BOUGELIER (1781-/1841), from whom he had a daughter Marie-Esther, married in 1829 to a cousin Alfred de Sauvigney, and apparently without descendants. A CIC will be issued, allowing circulation within the European Union.