Lot 690
A Georgian portrait miniature, depicting a boy in red coat and white collar, by Thomas...
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Lot 690
A Georgian portrait miniature, depicting a boy in red coat and white collar, by Thomas...
Lot 690
Lot Description
A Georgian portrait miniature, depicting a boy in red coat and white collar, by Thomas Arrowsmith, with hairwork reverse.
Length 8.6cms. 48.9gms.
With associated case.
Thomas Arrowsmith was deaf and dumb, exhibited at the R.A.
Provenance:
Mrs. James Cromwell;
Bonhams, London, 13 December 1983, lot 157.
Portrait miniatures and Silhouettes,
Bonhams, London, 19 February 2008, lot 152
Old Masters, British & European Paintings - from the Collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Woolley & Wallis, 1st-2nd March 2022, lot 168
Exhibited:
Royal Academy, London, 1797, no. 1035.
Ivory licence ITQAPPKQ.
Export issue: Yes
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Surface scratches and minor marks.
Stated length does not include the detachable jump ring.
Hairwork to reverse contains seed pearl accents including monogram, possibly MD. Blue glass surround. Sticker to hairwork glass cover, 111.
Red leather case shows appreciable deterioration to the silk lining. General wear.
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