Lot Essay
Benjamin George Sporon (1741-1796) was the Amtman, or 'one in charge' of the town of Vejle in Denmark. Torben Holck Colding dated this miniature around 1778.
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A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue
Details
ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIUS HØYER (DANISH, 1741-1804)
A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue
on ivory
oval, 1 3/16 in. (31 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue
on ivory
oval, 1 3/16 in. (31 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Provenance
Bought by Torben Holck Colding from antique dealer Carlo Madsen on 28 August 1952 (350 Danish Crowns).
Literature
T. H. Colding, Cornelius Høyer, Copenhagen, 1961, p. 265, no. 219, illustrated fig. 98.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.