Portrait miniature of a lady with the initials A. M. C. in a white dress
signed and dated ‘W. Grimaldi 1808’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref H9GERALF)
oval, 76mm high
in a gilt-metal frame, with gold initials 'AMC' on a plaited ground (on reverse)
Estimate: | £500 - £700 |
Hammer price: | £650 |
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 3 March 1993, lot 17;
Private collection, UK
Condition report
Minor staining to background, upper left, otherwise generally sound. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.