The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

EDUARD STRÖHLING | PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1797

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December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

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EDUARD STRÖHLING

Dusseldorf 1768 - 1826 London

PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1797

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold mount with enamelled inscription: Neé [sic] le 14 Juin 1777. Decedeé [sic] le 28 Dec: 1797, set in a red morocco leather wallet, with gold clasp

The miniature: 74 by 52 mm.; The wallet width: 153 mm.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. US, France) Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory and prohibit the import of African elephant ivory. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory by air, either as freight or through hand carry. Sotheby's shipping will only assist in shipping the lot to either domestic UK or EU destinations, where delivery is made by road transport. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

Pieter Schmidt van Gelder (d. 1956), Antwerp;

Ernst Holzscheiter (d. 1962), Meilen, by 1956;

sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1986, lot 63

Schidlof, 1964, vol. II, p. 1071, vol. IV, no. 1139, pl. 559

Geneva, 1956, no. 429 (lent by Ernst Holzscheiter)

This miniature, remarkably well preserved on account of it being protected by the wallet, was almost certainly painted by Ströhling at the beginning of his Russian sojourn, 1796 to 1801.