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THE MINIATURES SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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THREE GILTWOOD CABINETS HUNG WITH THIRTEEN PORTRAIT MINIATURES
THE MINIATURES SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each cabinet hinged and hung with portrait miniatures: the Comte d’Artois (1757-1836) by François Dumont (French, 1751-1831); a gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855); a gentleman by Samuel Shelley (1750/56 – 1808); a gentleman by Nathaniel Hone, R.A. (1718-1784), signed with intials and dated ‘NH 1764’; and other portrait miniatures of ladies and gentlemen by artist of the English and French Schools
Eight on ivory, three enamel
Ovals, 30 to 62 mm. high, most in paste frames; the cabinets 38 and 42 cm. high
THE MINIATURES SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Each cabinet hinged and hung with portrait miniatures: the Comte d’Artois (1757-1836) by François Dumont (French, 1751-1831); a gentleman by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855); a gentleman by Samuel Shelley (1750/56 – 1808); a gentleman by Nathaniel Hone, R.A. (1718-1784), signed with intials and dated ‘NH 1764’; and other portrait miniatures of ladies and gentlemen by artist of the English and French Schools
Eight on ivory, three enamel
Ovals, 30 to 62 mm. high, most in paste frames; the cabinets 38 and 42 cm. high
Provenance
The Dumont, Phillips, London, 10 October 1984, lot 268 (sitter unidentified, then on an oval black tortoiseshell box).
with Elfriede Lechner, Munich.
Annemarie Raab collection, Munich.
with Elfriede Lechner, Munich.
Annemarie Raab collection, Munich.
Literature
The Dumont, B. Hofstetter, 'François Dumont, peintre de la Cour', in Le Pays Lorrain, vol. 76 no. 3, July-September 1995, illustrated in colour p. 189, fig. 1.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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