JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Shippey of Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, in a grey dress
dated '1784' (on the reverse)
on card
oval, 63 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with split-pearl border
| Estimate: |
£1,000 - £1,500
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Hammer price:
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£3,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Hugh John Burton Collection of 64 portrait miniatures by John
Smart, 33 of which were bequeathed to the Victoria & Albert
Museum, London in 1984 by Mrs K. Gifford Scott;
Acquired from Rosalind Bucher, Olympia Art Fair, London, 13
June 1993
Footnote
A finished portrait miniature on ivory of the sitter is listed in D.
Foskett, John Smart. The Man and his Miniatures for the year
1784.
Condition Report
slight abrasions to upper right corner, slight surface staining, otherwise sheet is generally sound, good condition overall. Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
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