- 88
Andrew Plimer
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Andrew Plimer
- Portrait of two sisters
- circa 1790
- 9 by 7.6 cm.; 3 9/16 by 3 in.
both wearing white dresses, she to the left with a striped coloured sash and pearls in her hair, she to the right with a iridescent blue sash and a white bandeau, gold frame, blue glass reverse, with central hair reserve
Provenance
Gomis collection;
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 27 March 1979, lot 85
Literature
Tomás 1953, colour pl. XVI
Condition
Ivory ground.
The miniature is in excellent condition.
(The frame) There is a small scratch-point on the surface of the glass, upper right. The blue glass reverse is cracked in several places.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Another version of this miniature, mounted in a diamond-set frame, was in the Pierpont Morgan collection (see Williamson 1906-1908, vol. II, no. 350, illustrated).