Lot Essay
For an interesting account of Le Sage, see M. E. Tiethoff-Spliethoff, 'De miniatuurschilder Pierre Le Sage en het hof van Prins Willem V', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, 1988, no. 3, pp. 216-224.
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A young lady called Madame de Sabran, seated in a gilt-chair, holding an open score, in lace-bordered red dress, ermine-bordered green surcoat, pearl necklace and her powdered hair upswept, grey curtain with gold tassel in interior background
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PIERRE LE SAGE (fl. c. 1763-1796)
A young lady called Madame de Sabran, seated in a gilt-chair, holding an open score, in lace-bordered red dress, ermine-bordered green surcoat, pearl necklace and her powdered hair upswept, grey curtain with gold tassel in interior background
signed and dated 'Le Sage 1777' (lower left)
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam., silver-gilt frame with outer pierced and diamond-studded foliate silver surround
A young lady called Madame de Sabran, seated in a gilt-chair, holding an open score, in lace-bordered red dress, ermine-bordered green surcoat, pearl necklace and her powdered hair upswept, grey curtain with gold tassel in interior background
signed and dated 'Le Sage 1777' (lower left)
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam., silver-gilt frame with outer pierced and diamond-studded foliate silver surround
Provenance
J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York; (+) Christie's, London, 24-27 June 1935, lot 632 (50gns. to Nyburg).
Henry Nyburg; Sotheby's, London, 10 November 1969, lot 101.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-62).
Henry Nyburg; Sotheby's, London, 10 November 1969, lot 101.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-62).
Literature
G. C. Williamson, Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures, The Property of J. Pierpont Morgan, IV, London, 1907, no. 583, p. 34, illustrated pl. CXCI, no. 2.
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