PETER PAUL LENS (BRITISH, CIRCA 1714-CIRCA 1754)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a white dress with lace collar and white mob cap
signed and dated in gold ‘P. Lens / 1743’ (lower right)
on ivory (ref XAGLU2GC)
oval, 50 mm high
set into the interior cover of a tortoiseshell gold-mounted bonbonnière
| Estimate: |
£400 - £600
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Hammer price:
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£550 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Christie’s, London 25 November 1987, lot 299;
Private collection, UK
Condition Report
Mould damage to the surface of the miniature.
Possibly a little discoloured.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
