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Emporium Auction | January 25, 2024

Thu, Jan 25, 2024 09:00AM EST
Lot 542

Two British School Portrait Miniatures

Estimate: $200 - $400

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)

Young Acolyte, 3-1/8 x 2-1/2 in.; inlaid frame, 6-1/2 x 5-3/4 in.; Gentleman with Ginger Sideburns, 3-1/2 x 2-7/8 in., both unsigned, watercolor on ivory; gilt wood and composition frame, 8 x 7 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

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.

Condition

"Acolyte" in good condition; "Gentleman" with small losses to pigment at edges; both frames period with wear commensurate with age, one with losses to composition

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Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia