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An English portrait miniature of a young gentleman in a claret red coat

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 16:00 - Decorative Arts Furniture
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Bid

An English portrait miniature of a young gentleman in a claret red coat

Gouache on ivory. Signed and dated "SC 1779" lower right. 4.0 x 3.3 cm. Capsule frame made of 14 ct gold (former bracelet clasp), the bail gold-plated.
Samuel Cotes, London, 1779.

Certificate

Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0497-23).

Provenance

Sotheby's London auction on 15 March 1982, lot 42.
Rhenish private collection.

Literature

For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 168.