25th Jun, 2025 11:00
William Grimaldi (British 1751-1830)
Portrait of a gentleman, wearing a blue coat with brass buttons and white cravat
signed with initials and dated 'W.G. 1800'
miniature, in a yellow metal frame
6.5 x 5.3 cm, frame 7.2 x 6 cm
Please note Dawsons have applied for a de minimis exemption license for the ivory in this lot: Ivory certification reference APLGN8GQ
Provenance:
Anon. sale, Bonhams, Fine Portrait Miniatures, 19 November 2014, lot 108.
Purchased from the above by Alina Cooper.
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
Condition Report
A few scattered spots of surface dirt. Some mould visible to dark blue pigment. Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
William Grimaldi (British 1751-1830)
Portrait of a gentleman, wearing a blue coat with brass buttons and white cravat
signed with initials and dated 'W.G. 1800'
miniature, in a yellow metal frame
6.5 x 5.3 cm, frame 7.2 x 6 cm
Please note Dawsons have applied for a de minimis exemption license for the ivory in this lot: Ivory certification reference APLGN8GQ
ProvenanceProvenance:
Anon. sale, Bonhams, Fine Portrait Miniatures, 19 November 2014, lot 108.
Purchased from the above by Alina Cooper.
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.
