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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 557

Four Continental and British Portrait Miniatures of Ladies

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(19th century)

French Lady in Fur Trimmed Wrap, inscribed verso "Lucie Duchess...", 2-3/8 x 2-1/2 in.; Lady Wearing Coral Jewelry and Cross, 2-5/8 in. diameter; Lady Wearing a Coral Necklace, Blue Wrap, 2-3/8 x 2 in.; Madame Recamier, 3-1/8 x 2-3/8 in., watercolor on ivory; largest frame, 5-5/8 x 5 in. 

Note: ?This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia [[europeanart]]/[[portrait-miniature]]

Condition

"Blue Wrap" with wear ar edges, crackle; Lady with Fur Wrap with some fading; frames with general wear, one frame with split,