ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HOSKINS (BRITISH, 1589-1664)
Portrait miniature of a lady called Mrs Mary Davies, in a blue dress and wearing a large drop pearl brooch
on vellum
oval, 90mm
in a gilt-metal frame with spiral surmount engraved ‘Mrs. Davis’ (to the reverse)
| Estimate: |
£2,000 - £3,000
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Hammer price:
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£1,800 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913);
Sotheby’s, 9 November
1944, lot 99;
John Tapp (possibly acquired from the JP Morgan Collection
sale);
Private collection, UK
Condition Report
Paint flaking/scuffed in chest area.
There appears to be some retouching
in the background.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
