The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 365. SARAH BIFFIN, LATER MRS WRIGHT | SELF-PORTRAIT BEFORE HER EASEL, CIRCA 1821.

SARAH BIFFIN, LATER MRS WRIGHT | SELF-PORTRAIT BEFORE HER EASEL, CIRCA 1821

Auction Closed

December 5, 07:06 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

SARAH BIFFIN, LATER MRS WRIGHT

Quantoxhead 1784 - Liverpool 1850

SELF-PORTRAIT BEFORE HER EASEL, CIRCA 1821


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-wood frame

124 by 103 mm.

Please note the following amendments to the printed catalogue This lot contains ivory. Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. US, France) Sotheby's recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, US regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory and prohibit the import of African elephant ivory. 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 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, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1986, lot 225

This miniature by Sarah Biffin is a variant of a self-portrait which was engraved by R.W. Sievier and published in London in June 1821 and dedicated by the artist to Princess Augusta.