Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Anton Friedrich König
Portrait of a nobleman and his wife, circa 1760
Lot Closed
December 9, 04:46 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Anton Friedrich König
Berlin 1722 - 1787
Portrait of a nobleman and his wife, circa 1760
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, fabric mount, wood frame
9.2 by 11 cm., 3⅝ by 4¼ in.
Sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 23 March 1991, lot 6a
On an old backing board attached to the reverse there is a label with the coat of arms of Prussia and Great Britain above the words Crown Princess of Prussia. This would suggest that the miniature was formally in the collection of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840-1901), consort of German Emperor Frederick III.