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George Engleheart (British, 1750/52-1829)
A lady in white dress and turban
On ivory
Oval, 74 mm. high, in diamond-set silver frame
A lady in white dress and turban
On ivory
Oval, 74 mm. high, in diamond-set silver frame
Provenance
I. Snyderman, New York.
Greta S. Heckett, Pittsburgh; Sotheby's, New York, 5 October 1977, lot 397.
Sotheby's, London, 16 April 2008, lot 83.
With Cynthia Walmsley, in 2009.
Greta S. Heckett, Pittsburgh; Sotheby's, New York, 5 October 1977, lot 397.
Sotheby's, London, 16 April 2008, lot 83.
With Cynthia Walmsley, in 2009.
Literature
D. Foskett, Miniatures Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge, 1987, illustrated p. 372, plate 107D.
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Four Centuries of Portrait Miniatures from the Heckett Collection, 1954, no. 22.
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.
Présenté par
Peter Horwood