25th Jun, 2025 11:00
initials 'I.B.' and dated '1772'
miniature in a yellow metal pendant frame
framed 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Ivory Certification Reference: 5P3P2P7Z
and another similar, initials 'I.B.' dated 1778, miniature in a yellow metal brooch frame. Ivory Certification Reference: YPWF9258
Please note Dawsons have applied for de minimis exemption licenses for the ivory in this lot.
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 £1,600
Condition Report
Red and blue coat: in good colour. Some areas of fine craquelure visible, mainly to hair and jacket. Some light surface dirt. Spots of possible mould to lower left.
Red coat: slightly faded. areas of fine craquelure. Separation and some associated losses visible to jacket, mainly on the right hand side and a few spots of loss elsewhere. Spots of surface dirt and light mould. Abrasion to framing edges.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
initials 'I.B.' and dated '1772'
miniature in a yellow metal pendant frame
framed 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Ivory Certification Reference: 5P3P2P7Z
and another similar, initials 'I.B.' dated 1778, miniature in a yellow metal brooch frame. Ivory Certification Reference: YPWF9258
Please note Dawsons have applied for de minimis exemption licenses for the ivory in this lot.
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.
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