NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784)
Portrait miniature of Charles James Fox in a blue coat
on ivory (ref. AX38PHL6)
7.5cm high
in a rectangular papier-mâché frame
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£300 - £500
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Hammer price:
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£300 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 28 February 1977, lot 144 (part lot,
together with a portrait of Samuel Whitbread, MP by Turmeau);
Private collection, UK
Condition report
Some small surface abrasions, including to upper right background. Surface dirt.
Otherwise appears generally good.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
Inspection under uv light reveals a little fluorescing on the jacket, to collar and edges/seams.
The frame is loose, has various knocks and scratches.
