Sale 7453
London
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27 November 2007
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Price realised
GBP 2,375
Estimate
NATHANIEL HONE (ANGLO-IRISH, 1718-1784) A young gentleman, in gold-bordered blue coat, white waistcoat and shirt, powdered wig en queue signed and dated 'NHone 1748' (mid-right) enamel on copper oval, 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame
Provenance
Auction Wilfried Haller, Hanover, 28 April 1979.
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Pre-Lot Text
The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale totals £128,081,750, with works by Picasso and a record-breaking Franz Marc painting also achieving top prices
Alastair Smart profiles the life and work of the Pre-Raphaelite artist described by Burne-Jones as ‘the best of us all’ — illustrated with works offered in July