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John Smart (British, 1741-1811)
A lady in gold dress
On ivory
Oval, 52 mm. high, gold frame with split-pearl border
A lady in gold dress
On ivory
Oval, 52 mm. high, gold frame with split-pearl border
Provenance
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in Paris, 7 September 1935 (inv. nos. MD/0118 and 535).
Literature
Foskett 1964, p. xi, illustrated pl. XI, fig. 39.
Special notice
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