25th Jun, 2025 11:00
Franz Ludwig Close (German 1753-1822)
Portrait of a Young Officer in a blue coat with silver frogging
signed and dated on the backing paper 'pt D'apres Nature par F.L.Close Dresde 1782'
miniature, in a yellow metal beaded frame (surface testing as 14ct gold)
3.2 x 2.9 cm, framed 4.5 x 3.8 cm
Please note Dawsons have applied for a de minimis exemption license for the ivory in this lot: Ivory certification reference A4KVFUQX
Provenance:
Richard Forberg, Leipzig, by 1912.
Anon. sale, Weinmüller, Munich, 9 May 1974, lot 1007.
Anon. sale, Christie's, 22 November 1999, lot 43.
Purchased from the above by Alina Cooper.
Exhibited:
Berlin, Reuss & Pollack, Miniaturen-Ausstellung, 1912, no. 87 (lent by Richard Forberg).
Portrait Miniatures from the Collection of the Late Alina Cooper
Alina Cooper was a passionate collector of portrait miniatures and frequent bidder in the London salerooms during the 1980s and 90s. Her collection includes fine works by John Bogle, George Engleheart, Philip Jean, Gervase Jarvis Spencer and Christian Friedrich Zincke.
Sold for £320
Franz Ludwig Close (German 1753-1822)
Portrait of a Young Officer in a blue coat with silver frogging
signed and dated on the backing paper 'pt D'apres Nature par F.L.Close Dresde 1782'
miniature, in a yellow metal beaded frame (surface testing as 14ct gold)
3.2 x 2.9 cm, framed 4.5 x 3.8 cm
Please note Dawsons have applied for a de minimis exemption license for the ivory in this lot: Ivory certification reference A4KVFUQX
ProvenanceProvenance:
Richard Forberg, Leipzig, by 1912.
Anon. sale, Weinmüller, Munich, 9 May 1974, lot 1007.
Anon. sale, Christie's, 22 November 1999, lot 43.
Purchased from the above by Alina Cooper.
Exhibited:
Berlin, Reuss & Pollack, Miniaturen-Ausstellung, 1912, no. 87 (lent by Richard Forberg).
Portrait Miniatures from the Collection of the Late Alina Cooper
Alina Cooper was a passionate collector of portrait miniatures and frequent bidder in the London salerooms during the 1980s and 90s. Her collection includes fine works by John Bogle, George Engleheart, Philip Jean, Gervase Jarvis Spencer and Christian Friedrich Zincke.
