The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

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LOUIS SENÉ | PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, 1788

Auction Closed

December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

LOUIS SENÉ

Geneva 1747 - 1804 Paris

PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, 1788


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, set in the lid of a circular gold-mounted, blonde tortoiseshell box, Pierre-Denis Chaumont, Paris 1788;

the miniature signed lower right: Se [né]

The miniature: 73 mm. Diam.; The box: 85 mm. Diam.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory or rhino horn and other restricted materials. Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrictor prohibits the import of certain items (including ivory) to protect wildlife conservation. 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/rhino horn 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.

Ernst Holzscheiter, (d. 1962) Meilen;

sale, London, Sotheby's, 1 May 1980, lot 73

Schneeberger, 1960, pp. 235-236, illust.;

Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 425, illust.

Lausanne, 1999-2000, no. 121

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