MORITZ MICHAEL DAFFINGER (AUSTRIAN, 1790-1849)

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MORITZ MICHAEL DAFFINGER (AUSTRIAN, 1790-1849)
Prince Edward Maria Lichnowsky (1789-1845), wearing a black cloak
Signed ‘Daffinger’ (mid-right)
On ivory
Oval, 70 mm. high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular wood frame

Provenance

The Property of Prince Felix Michael Lichnowsky; Christie’s, London, 27 November 1985, lot 46.

Literature

L. Grünstein, Moritz Michael Daffinger und sein Kreis, Vienna and Leipzig, 1923, p. 127.

Exhibited

Troppau, Kaiser Franz Josef-Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Schlesisches Landesmuseum), Ausstellung von Miniaturen, 1905, no. 437 (lent by Prince Karl Max von Lichnowsky, Castle Kuchelna).
Berlin, Königliche Nationalgalerie, Ausstellung deutscher Kunst aus der Zeit von 1775-1875, 1906, no. 3348 (lent by Prince of Lichnowksy, Kuchelna).

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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Lot Essay

The sitter distinguished himself as a man of letters. He stands high in Austrian literature as a national antiquarian, especially for his work History of the House of Habsburg.
A very similar, slightly larger version, was also sold Christie’s, London, 27 November 1985, lot 44, also from the collection of Prince Felix Michael Lichnowsky.

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