The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 264. FRENCH SCHOOL, 1771 | PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS LOUISA, COUNTESS OF ALBANY (1752-1824).

FRENCH SCHOOL, 1771 | PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS LOUISA, COUNTESS OF ALBANY (1752-1824)

Auction Closed

December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

FRENCH SCHOOL, 1771

PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS LOUISA, COUNTESS OF ALBANY (1752-1824)


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, two colour gold box, charge and discharge mark of Jean Baptiste Fouache, 1775-81;

dated twice on the letters: 1771

The miniature: 61 mm Diam.; The box: 73 mm. Diam.

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.

Miss J.M. Seymour, Knoyle, Wiltshire;

sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 May 1928, lot 3;

sale, Geneva, Sotheby's, 17 May 1984, lot 11

London, Victoria & Albert Museum (on loan before 1928, lent by Miss J.M. Seymour)