An English portrait miniature of a young gentleman in a claret red coat
An English portrait miniature of a young gentleman in a claret red coat
Gouache on ivory. Signed and dated "SC 1779" lower right. 4.0 x 3.3 cm. Capsule frame made of 14 ct gold (former bracelet clasp), the bail gold-plated.
Samuel Cotes, London, 1779.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0497-23).
Provenance
Sotheby's London auction on 15 March 1982, lot 42.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 168.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
An English portrait miniature of a young gentleman in a claret red coat
Gouache on ivory. Signed and dated "SC 1779" lower right. 4.0 x 3.3 cm. Capsule frame made of 14 ct gold (former bracelet clasp), the bail gold-plated.
Samuel Cotes, London, 1779.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0497-23).
Provenance
Sotheby's London auction on 15 March 1982, lot 42.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 168.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
