JOSEPH SAUNDERS (BRITISH, FL. 1772-1808)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman called Kit Metcalfe in a blue coat with large buttons
signed with initials ‘IS’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref GJH14G8L)
oval, 50 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame inscribed ‘Kit Metcalfe, my great uncle' (to glazed reverse)
| Estimate: |
£300 - £500
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Hammer price:
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£260 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 11 March 1993, lot 16;
Private collection, UK
Condition report
Minor staining off left border and above sitter's right shoulder; otherwise good overall condition. No sign of fluorescence; unexamined out of frame.
