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PIERRE ADOLPHE HALL | Portrait of a lady
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Hall
- Portrait of a lady
- Enamel on copper, gilt-metal and enamel mount, set in the lid of a gold mounted tortoiseshell box, maker's-mark instinct, charge mark of Henri Clavel, date letter for 1787;signed centre right: hall, and signed and dated on verso: hall suédois 1785
- 48 by 39 mm.
Provenance
Gaston Le Breton, Rouen, by 1874;
his executor's sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 8 December 1921, lot 262;
David David-Weill (1871-1952), inv. no. 4312, until 1936;
with Wildenstein, Paris;
Sir Charles Clore (1905-1979), London;
his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 17 March 1986, lot 190;
Hans Erich Fischer-Curti, Switzerland;
sale, Zurich, Galerie Koller, 17 November 1987, lot 1779;
sale, Geneva, Christie's, 14 November 1989, lot 216
his executor's sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 8 December 1921, lot 262;
David David-Weill (1871-1952), inv. no. 4312, until 1936;
with Wildenstein, Paris;
Sir Charles Clore (1905-1979), London;
his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 17 March 1986, lot 190;
Hans Erich Fischer-Curti, Switzerland;
sale, Zurich, Galerie Koller, 17 November 1987, lot 1779;
sale, Geneva, Christie's, 14 November 1989, lot 216
Exhibited
London, 1961, no. 299
Literature
Maze-Sencier, 1885, pp. 217 & 521 (as Portrait of Duthé 'ravissant');
Demonts & Terrasse, 1922, p. 30;
Clouzot, 1924, p. 93 (as Portrait of an Unknown Sitter);
Clouzot, 1928, p. 14 (as Portrait of Duthé);
Rouchès, 1937, p. 38 (as Pierre Adolphe Hall);
Gillet, et al., 1957, p. 430, no. 299, illust. p. 431;
Blättel, 1992, p. 1419, illust. p. 996;
de Plinval de Guillebon, 2000, pp. 88 & 132, fig. 73, illust. p. 90, no. 91
Demonts & Terrasse, 1922, p. 30;
Clouzot, 1924, p. 93 (as Portrait of an Unknown Sitter);
Clouzot, 1928, p. 14 (as Portrait of Duthé);
Rouchès, 1937, p. 38 (as Pierre Adolphe Hall);
Gillet, et al., 1957, p. 430, no. 299, illust. p. 431;
Blättel, 1992, p. 1419, illust. p. 996;
de Plinval de Guillebon, 2000, pp. 88 & 132, fig. 73, illust. p. 90, no. 91
Condition
Enamel in good order. Some nics to surface of tortoiseshell, gold mounts loose.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."