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A young gentleman, in blue coat with buff-coloured collar and silver buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, powdered hair en queue
Details
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A young gentleman, in blue coat with buff-coloured collar and silver buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 'JS. 1782' (lower left)
oval, 2 1/16 in. (52 mm.) high, gold frame with blue enamel border and paste surround and glazed reverse
A young gentleman, in blue coat with buff-coloured collar and silver buttons, white waistcoat and cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 'JS. 1782' (lower left)
oval, 2 1/16 in. (52 mm.) high, gold frame with blue enamel border and paste surround and glazed reverse
Provenance
A. P. Cunliffe Esq.; (+) Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1945, lot 42 (£260 to Sydney).
A Lady; Christie's, London, 18 February 1969, lot 120.
Christie's, London, 31 March 1981, lot 92.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 18 February 1969, lot 120.
Christie's, London, 31 March 1981, lot 92.
Literature
B. Hughes/T. Hughes, Collecting Miniature Antiques, London, 1973, illustrated p. 14 fig. 27.
Exhibited
Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Special Notice
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Further Details
(ALSO ILLUSTRATED ON CATALOGUE BACK COVER)