A few examples of appraisal values for
DUCHIN

• Duchemin (French, 19th Century)
  Duchemin (French, 19th Century) "Cows in the French Countryside", oil on canvas, 15" x 21-3/4", signed lower left "Duchemin". Unframed.
• After Alexandre Kucharsky
  After Alexandre Kucharsky (Polish/French, 1741-1819), an oval portrait miniature of Louis-Charles, Prince Royal, "The Lost Dauphin" (1785-1795), fourth quarter 19th century, indistinctly signed lower right "E. Donne?", sight h. 2-1/4", w. 1-3/4", presented in a gilt-bronze bowknot-crested frame in the Louis XVI style and glazed, h. 3-5/8", w. 2-5/8".
• Follower of Pierre Mignard II
  Follower of Pierre Mignard II (French, 1640-1725) "Portrait of Duchess de Montmorency, Wife of Anne de Levy, Duc du Ventadour", ca. 1700, oil on canvas, 52" x 38-1/4". Presented in a later antique gilt and gesso exhibition frame.
• Sir Francçois Julien Ducros
  Sir Francçois Julien Ducros HISTOIRE DE HENRY II. DERNIER DUC DE MONTMORENCY, PAIR ET MARECHAL DE FRANCE, GOUVERNEUR & LIEUTENANT GENERAL POUR LE ROI, EN LANGUEDOC HISTOIRE DE HENRY II. DERNIER DUC DE MONTMORENCY, PAIR ET MARECHAL DE FRANCE, GOUVERNEUR & LIEUTENANT GENERAL POUR LE ROI, EN LANGUEDOC
• Préfete Duffaut (Haitian, born
  Préfete Duffaut (Haitian, born 1923) View of Jachel, Haiti, signed bottom center "Préfete Duffaut", acrylic on canvas, 12 x 16 in.; wood lattice frame,
• Charles Philippe King of France DsS
  Charles Philippe King of France DsS Lot of 2 DsS plus an envelope with seal. Manuscript document 1p with translation. N.d. n.p. stated. This is a request from the Count Fois de Douhet de Sourzac for a pension for his years of service. He indicates that because of that service he has has to sell of much of his property and purchase his own equipment for the service. Now he finds himself without an appointment (and without any income). Along the side in the King's hand is a statement (translated) that he wants someone to look into this request in which he is interested and signed Charles Philippe. Second document is partially printed 1p Wimbourg 10 July 1799. Signed Charles Philippe. Appointment to the Royal Order of St. Louis. Condition: Toning to both. manuscript letter has tape reinforcement on verso along right edge; minor scuffing and short margin tears on left edge. Printed document with edge foxing overall toning old folds.
• LéON DANCHIN (FRENCH, 1887-1939),
  LéON DANCHIN (FRENCH, 1887-1939), TWO PRINTS OF DUCKS IN FLIGHT Etching and aquatint in colors, each pencil signed and numbered lower margin, presented in uniform framing.
• Guillaume-Mathieu Dumas French
  Guillaume-Mathieu Dumas French General DS 1810 Partially printed DS from General Mathieu Dumas (1753-1837) with "Head of State" (Chef de l'Etat) crossed out and Councillor d'etat written in. Armee de Republique Francaise printed at top. Mathieu Dumas was born to a noble family and joined the French army in 1773. He came to America during the Revolutionary War as aide-de-camp to Rochambeau. During the French Revolution he had to flee a couple times but eventually returned and was elected to the Council of Ancients. He again had to flee until Napoleon Bonaparte became First Consul in 1799 and returned to organize the army. He helped with administration of the army under Louis XVIII but at first did not offer his expertise to Napoleon when he returned from Elba although later he helped to organize the National Guard. When Louis was restored Dumas retired and spent his final years writing although failing vision shortened his writing career. Condition: Light toning and scattered foxing. Overall in very good condition.
• JéRôME DUCHEMIN (FRENCH, EARLY 20TH
  JéRôME DUCHEMIN (FRENCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY), ALGERIAN VILLA WITH MOORISH DOOR Oil on board, signed at lower right, the verso with paper label for J. Cardin of Algeirs (a glazier), presented in an antique art nouveau style gilt frame.
• Leon Dauchin (French, 1887-1939)
  Leon Dauchin (French, 1887-1939) two watercolors over charcoal: Mallard Trap, 14-3/8 x 20-1/2 in., tears at right edge and bottom left corner, abrasions, toning, thumb tack holes and stains at corners, laid on card, stains at right edge; Ducks in Flight, signed lower right in graphite "Leon Dauchin", 16 x 28-1/4 in., hinged in at top, stains, fading, unframed
• Jean Dufy French, 1888-1964
  Jean Dufy French, 1888-1964 Moulin a Aubes (Limousin), 1921 Estimate:$25,000-$35,000
• Etienne Henry Dumaige (French,
  Etienne Henry Dumaige (French, 1830-1888) apres le combat grenadier de 1792 Bronze, medium brown patina, modeled as a soldier lighting a pipe, his rifle by his side, raised on a square base. H: 25 1/2 in. ,000-3,000 - heavily lacquered surface - overall good condition
• LéON DANCHIN (FRENCH, 1887-1939),
  LéON DANCHIN (FRENCH, 1887-1939), PASSING DUCKS Etching and aquatint in colors, 1932, pencil signed and numbered lower margin, with copyright details upper edge, label to verso, matted and framed.
• Jean Daulle (French, 1703-1763),
  Jean Daulle (French, 1703-1763), after Philibert Benoit de La Rue Monsieur de Nestier, écuyer ordinaire de la grande écurie du Roy, 1753 engraving 21 x 15 inches. Property from the Estate of Professor Ethan D. Alyea, Jr., Bloomington, Indiana
• CHARLES MAURIN (1856-1914,
  CHARLES MAURIN (1856-1914, FRANCE) PORTRAIT OFMademoiselle Sacha Richepin, pencil drawing on paper. Unsigned, numbered on verso 116. Part of a study for a larger painting titled "La Serotherapie", 1895, in the collection of Lyon Musee des Hospices Civils. 7" x 5 1/2". Unframed. Glued onto paper in corners, shows some residue, not laid down. Yellowed. Maurin was a graduate of Ecole des Beaux-Artes, Paris and the Academie Julian. He showed widely at salons in the 1880s and 1890s, was closely associated with Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir, Felix Vallotton, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Maurin is credited with having invented the "spritzethnik", the use of an atomizer to spray pigment onto the paper to create atmospheric watercolor landscapes of "great beauty". He is closely associated with the Parisian avant-garde movement, and with realist and symbolist movements. Maurin's work is held in the collections of the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, and others. Provenance: from the collection of Henry Laurent, a close patron of the artist, Charles Maurin. Henry Laurent acquired over 1,000 works by Maurin at the urging of Edgar Degas who considered Maurin the most important French painter since Ingres. The collection was passed to Henry's son, Charles, and subsequently by descent, to his daughter, Danielle Francis (nee Laurent) of Marion, MA.
• Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann French,
  Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann French, 1879-1933 Bas Ducharne Gueridon, 1933 Estimate:$25,000-$35,000
• NICOLAS EDELINCK PHILIPPE DUKE OF
  NICOLAS EDELINCK PHILIPPE DUKE OF ORLEANS PRINT France,1681-1776Depiction of the Duke of Orleans riding on the back of a valiant horse while French soldiers appear in the background carrying the French flag.
• DUFY Jean (French 1888-1964):
  DUFY Jean (French 1888-1964): Lithograph ''Le Cirque'' 20 1/2'' x 25 1/2'' pencil signed lower right marked artist's proof lower left and #'d 6/30 original frame 28'' x 34''.
• Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French,
  Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855) "Portrait of an Ermine Mantled French Duchess", oval pastel drawing, the duchess' coat-of-arms at the upper right edge, signed along middle right edge "J. B. Isabey", sight 15-1/4" x 11-1/4". Glazed and presented in an attractive period oval carved giltwood frame surmounted by a carved giltwood furled ribbon.
• JULES HOUBAR, OIL ON CANVAS,
  JULES HOUBAR, OIL ON CANVAS, PORTRAITMr. (Georges) Du Chesne, oil on canvas, signed lower right Jules Houbar 1861. This large and impressive portrait coincides with other portraits in this sale as they are all related. This gentleman being the Du Chesne Great Grandfather. This important Belgian Family owned a large castle for generations close to Liège, Belgium. It was sold by the great grandson of this sitter, bringing these legacy portraits to Canada with him. It is a rare and fascinating story. Measuring, 48" x 37" at sight.
• Dumont/Dumant Fran?ois [French
  Dumont/Dumant Fran?ois [French 1751-1831] miniature portrait on ivory of a young woman 19th c. signed middle right edge "Dumont" and mounted in an ivory veneered frame. 3.5"x2.5" overall 7"x6"
• Isaak Duchemin (Fl. 19th Century)
  Isaak Duchemin (Fl. 19th Century) after Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (Italian, 1656-1740) After the Antique, Late 19th Century Dancing Faun with Cymbals bronze inscribed DUCHEMIN on base Height overall 24 inches. Property from the Estate of Charles and Lorraine Janda, Hinsdale, Illinois
• JULES DULES DUFFART (FRENCH, B.
  JULES DULES DUFFART (FRENCH, B. 1924)Jules Dules Duffart (French, b. 1924), "Street Scene", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 24 in. x 20 in., framed.
• GOUACHE, PREFETE DUFFAUT After
  GOUACHE, PREFETE DUFFAUT After Prefete Duffaut (Haitian, 1923-2012), "Jacmel, Haiti," 1950, gouache, bears signature, titled, and dated lower right, sight: 12"h x 14.25"w, overall (with frame): 19.75"h x 21.5"w. Provenance: The Estate of David Pleydell-Bouverie, grandson of the 5th Earl of Radnor (Glen Ellen, CA). Note: All proceeds to benefit the Bouverie Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch (Glen Ellen, CA).
• PROYART M. (Lievine-Bonaventure)
  PROYART M. (Lievine-Bonaventure) l'Abbe: ''Vie du Dauphin Pere de Louis XVI Escrite sur les memories de la Cour Presentee au Roi et a la Famille Royal. Nouvelle Edition Augmentee de plusiers traits interessans ar M. l'Abbe Proyart.'' Paris: Chez Berton... & chez l'Auteur (1778). Octavo original calf bearing the gilt stamped arms of the Dauphin front and rear gilt decorated spine calf label marbled edges marbled endpapers xiii 432 (v) pp. Engraved frontis decorative head and tail pieces. This copy bears the armorial bookplate of collector and philanthropist Grace Whitney Hoff. The title Dauphin or roughly viewed as the ''Son of France'' was carried by the heir apparent to the French throne. Louis Dauphin of France (1729-1795 was the only surviving son of Louis XV and Queen Marie Leszczynska. Although he died before ascending to the throne three of his sons became King Louis XVI Louis XVIII and Charles X.CONDITION: Label is chipped; small hole along front joint near foot.
• Jean Dufy (French 1888-1964) Les
  Jean Dufy (French 1888-1964) Les Cavaliers Au Bois De Boulogne watercolor and gouache signed Jean Dufy (lower left) 9 x 17 3/4 inches.
• After Isaak Duchemin (German,
  After Isaak Duchemin (German, 16th century) dancing faun Bronze, orange brown patina, modeled as a nude classical figure with cymbals, inscribed 'DUCHEMIN'. H: 23 1/2 in. (overall) PROVENANCE: Property of a private collector, Miami Beach FL ,500-2,500 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• Henry Etienne Dumaige (French
  Henry Etienne Dumaige (French 1830-1888) 'avant le combat' and 'apres le combat' Pair of bronzes, medium brown patina, one modeled lighting his pipe, his rifle resting at his side, the other modeled holding a drum at his side, raised on square bases, inscribed 'H. Dumaige'. (2). Tallest H: 26 in. ,250
• ETIENNE H. DUMAIGE (FRENCH, 1830
  ETIENNE H. DUMAIGE (FRENCH, 1830 -1888), Pair of Bronze Soldiers, each with nameplate that reads "Avant le Combat...Volontaire de 1792...par Dumaige, HC" and "Apres le Combat...Grenadier de 1792...par Dumaige, HC", dark brown patination, inscribed H. Dumaige, ht. 25, 25 1/2 in.
• Marshal Richelieu DS 1784 3 pp 8
  Marshal Richelieu DS 1784 3 pp 8 x 12.25 in. Monday 20 December 1784. Addressed to the Marshals of France with wafer seal. With replies by two others. Louis Francois Armand du Plessis duc de Richelieu (1696-1788) Marshal of France grandnephew of the cardinal. Besides serving his country in three military campaigns he became involved in court intrigue like his more famous ancestor. He was a renowned womaniser and in spite of three marriages only produced two (legitimate) offspring. Condition: Wear as expected. Overall in very good condition.
• French School (16th century)
  French School (16th century) Nobleman in Doublet, decorated with passamenterie braid and ruff collar, unsigned, oil on canvas, 21 x 17-1/4 in., 19th century frame with velvet-covered liner,
• FRENCH SCHOOL PORTRAIT
  FRENCH SCHOOL PORTRAIT MINIATURE(19th century) Young child, said to be Henri EugŠne Philippe Louis d'Orl‚ans, Duke of Aumale (1822-1897), unsigned, watercolor on ivory, 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; oval brass repous‚e frame, 4-1/4 x 3-1/8 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Florida Condition: some light fading; frame with polish residue
• After CHAGALL & After DUBUFFET. 2
  After CHAGALL & After DUBUFFET. 2 Lithographs.''Trough'' - Lithograph after Chagall pencil signed lower right not numbered 11.5'' high x 9'' wide. Lithograph of a figure - after DuBuffet signed in the matrix only foxing or discoloration to face. Not examined out of frames. From a Park Ave NYC estate.
• Diane Corisande de Andoins Mistress
  Diane Corisande de Andoins Mistress of Henri IV DS Diane d'Andoins (1554-1621) who preferred to be called Corisande (and was usually referred to as La Belle Corisande) apparently from a fictional romantic figure became the mistress of Henri of Navarre who became Henri IV the first Bourbon king of France. DS 2pp 9 x 12.5 in. 1606. Signed Corisane Demdoyns. Diane was accused of trying to get Henry to repudicate his wife Marguerite (who was the youngest daughter of Catherine d'Medici) so she could become his legitimate spouse. Marguerite for her part attempted to poison Henry then shot at him (and missed). During the Renaissance mistresses could have real power and reportedly Diane did. They could appoint ministers make laws etc. Condition: Light even toning surface soil and scuffing along edges. A few pencil notations by later cataloguers. Mounted on light cardstock docketing on last page visible.
• PHILIPPE I, DUKE OF ORLEANS, SHADOW
  PHILIPPE I, DUKE OF ORLEANS, SHADOW BOX PORTRAIT 19th century. silk, cloth and hair, signed (lower right).
• After Pierre-Jul
  After Pierre-Jul