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JOHN BOGLE (SCOTTISH, 1746-1803)
A lady, in dress with high lace collar, white Cashmere scarf with embroidered border held by a lilac ribbon, wearing a large straw bonnet with lilac ribbons and lace cap on her powdered upswept hair; sky background
signed with initials and dated 'I.B. / 1795' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 1.7/8 in. (49 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with blue enamel border and bright-cut reverse
A lady, in dress with high lace collar, white Cashmere scarf with embroidered border held by a lilac ribbon, wearing a large straw bonnet with lilac ribbons and lace cap on her powdered upswept hair; sky background
signed with initials and dated 'I.B. / 1795' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 1.7/8 in. (49 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with blue enamel border and bright-cut reverse
Provenance
Mrs Charles E. Dunlap; (+) Sotheby's, London, 29 March 1976, lot 86.
Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989) Collection, New Orleans, La., inv. no. 737 (as dated 1792); (+) Christie's, London, 15 October 1996, lot 24.
Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989) Collection, New Orleans, La., inv. no. 737 (as dated 1792); (+) Christie's, London, 15 October 1996, lot 24.
Literature
D. Foskett, Collecting Miniatures, Woodbridge, 1979, illustrated p. 201, pl. 47B.
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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