Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher

Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

Horace Hone, A.R.A.

Portrait of Colonel William John Gore (1767-1836)

Lot Closed

December 9, 05:33 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

Horace Hone, A.R.A.

London 1754 - 1825

Portrait of Colonel William John Gore (1767-1836)

watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed hair reserve;

signed with artist's monogram and dated lower right: HH / 1785

7.8 by 6.2 cm., 3 by 2⅜ in.

By family descent to Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6^th Earl of Arran (1868-1958);
His executor's sale, London, Christie's, 13 December 1983, lot 165

The sitter was the second son of Sir Arthur Saunders-Gore, later 2^nd Earl of Arran and his first wife Catherine Annesley.