The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

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PIERRE ADOLPHE HALL | PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1780

Auction Closed

December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

PIERRE ADOLPHE HALL

Boras 1739 - 1793 Liège

PORTRAIT OF A LADY, CIRCA 1780


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, set in the lid of a tortoiseshell box, with stamped gilt-metal mounts

The miniature: 55 mm. Diam.; The box: 66 mm.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory or rhino horn and other restricted materials. Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrictor prohibits the import of certain items (including ivory) to protect wildlife conservation. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory/rhino horn by air, either as freight or through hand carry. Sotheby's shipping will only assist in shipping the lot to either domestic UK or EU destinations, where delivery is made by road transport. A buyer's inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or sale cancellation.

Sale, Vienna, Leo Schidlof's Auction House, 28-29 March 1928, lot 156;

sale, Geneva, Christie's, 16 November 1993, lot 170