Lot Essay
Colding (1953, p. 167) quotes: 'Miniatures by Hinrichs are rare; the best of them is probably the portrait of Peter Funder (1773-1829), a privately owned work'.
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Tobacco manufacturer Peter Funder (1773-1829), in double-breasted pale grey coat and striped yellow waistcoat, a star stickpin in his white shirt, powdered hair
Details
JÜRGEN HINRICHS (DANISH, FL. C. 1796-1799)
Tobacco manufacturer Peter Funder (1773-1829), in double-breasted pale grey coat and striped yellow waistcoat, a star stickpin in his white shirt, powdered hair
signed with initials and dated 'IH. 99' (mid right)
oil on ivory
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with seed pearl monogram PF on blue glass on brown silk background
Tobacco manufacturer Peter Funder (1773-1829), in double-breasted pale grey coat and striped yellow waistcoat, a star stickpin in his white shirt, powdered hair
signed with initials and dated 'IH. 99' (mid right)
oil on ivory
oval, 2 in. (51 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with seed pearl monogram PF on blue glass on brown silk background
Provenance
By family descent from the sitter to Hugo Müller (1841-1884) and his wife, née Kamma Funder (1841-1919), granddaughter of the sitter.
Bought by Torben Holck Colding from Miss Gyrithe Müller (b. 1870), Copenhagen, in 1947 (100 Danish Crowns).
Bought by Torben Holck Colding from Miss Gyrithe Müller (b. 1870), Copenhagen, in 1947 (100 Danish Crowns).
Literature
T. H. Colding, Aspects of Miniature Painting, Copenhagen, 1953, pp. 18, 167, 208, illustrated fig. 205.
T. H. Colding, Miniature- og Emaillemaleri i Danmark 1606-1850, Aalborg, 1991, I, p. 149, illustrated in colour, II, p. 209, fig. 422.
T. H. Colding, Miniature- og Emaillemaleri i Danmark 1606-1850, Aalborg, 1991, I, p. 149, illustrated in colour, II, p. 209, fig. 422.
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.