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LOUIS MARIE SICARDI | Portrait of a lady, circa 1787
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Portrait of a lady, circa 1787
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, silver-gilt mount;signed lower right: Sicardi
- 83 mm. Diam.
Provenance
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 18 May 1994, lot 382
Literature
du Pasquier, 1995-1996, p. 286;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 426, pl. 331;
Lauraine, 2005, p. 161, no. 284
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 426, pl. 331;
Lauraine, 2005, p. 161, no. 284
Condition
This superb miniature is in very good order.
"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
A variant miniature by Sicardi, part of the Doistau bequest to the Louvre (inv. RF 5093), shows the sitter in identical clothes and attire, but with her hand resting on a bouquet of flowers and not on a red cockaded tricorn hat. In both works the sitter is depicted breaking into a smile, which is unusual for this period.