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Lot 920 Dα

An English portrait miniature of a young navy cadet

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 16:00 - Decorative Arts Furniture
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 630 € (incl. premium)

An English portrait miniature of a young navy cadet

Gouache on ivory. 9.5 x 7.0 cm. Black lacquered wooden frame with gilded metal mount.
Nicolas Freese, London, c. 1820.

Certificate

Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0508-23).

Provenance

Sotheby's London on 13 July 1982, lot 204.
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. 269.