Details
John Smart (1742-1811)
A Gentleman, facing right in pale green coat, fur-bordered embroidered green waistcoat, white cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 1773, set in the cover of a circular gold-mounted tortoiseshell box with vari-coloured gold mounts with foliage, Pris, 1778-1779, with the charge and décharge of J. B. Fouache 1780, maker's mark indistinct
oval, 1 1/2in. (38mm.) high
A Gentleman, facing right in pale green coat, fur-bordered embroidered green waistcoat, white cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 1773, set in the cover of a circular gold-mounted tortoiseshell box with vari-coloured gold mounts with foliage, Pris, 1778-1779, with the charge and décharge of J. B. Fouache 1780, maker's mark indistinct
oval, 1 1/2in. (38mm.) high
Provenance
With Schidlof Galleries, Vienna, 1926