Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection

Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 138. Portrait of the Marquis de Chastellier-Dumesnil (1752-1790), circa 1785.

Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

François Dumont

Portrait of the Marquis de Chastellier-Dumesnil (1752-1790), circa 1785

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Lot Closed

December 4, 04:18 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

François Dumont

Lunéville 1751 - 1831 Paris

Portrait of the Marquis de Chastellier-Dumesnil (1752-1790), circa 1785


Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, set in the lid of a gold mounted tortoiseshell bonbonnière;

signed centre right: Dumont. f.

The miniature: 45 by 37 mm.; the box: 32 mm. (height) 64 mm. (width)

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.
Edouard Warneck, Paris;
sale, Leo Schidlof's Auction House, 19 November 1924, lot 52;
The Wiener Collection;
sale, Munich, Hugo Helbing, 1-2 December 1932, lot 291;
sale, Berlin, Lempertz, 24 November 1976, lot 253;
Hans Erick Fischer-Curti, Switzerland;
sale, Zurich, Galerie Koller, 17 November 1987, lot 1765;
sale, London, Christie's, 14 November 1989, lot 217;
where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
H. Blattel, International Dictionary, Miniature Painter. Porcelain Painters. Silhouettists, Munich, 1992, p. 1419;
M. Friesen, Französische Miniaturen 1770-1880, Darmstadt, 2001, p, 407