Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Portrait of General Patrick Duff (1742-1803)
Lot Closed
December 9, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
John Smart
London 1741 - 1811
Portrait of General Patrick Duff (1742-1803)
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame, glazed and hair reverse, set with the initials: PD;
signed with the artist's monogram and dated lower right: J.S. / 1791 / I
6.9 by 5.4 cm., 2¾ by 2⅛ in.
Henry F. Holt, by 1865;
Sale, London, Christie's, 2 May 1961, lot 213 (as Admiral Patrick Drummond);
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 4 July 1989, lot 328 (as Captain Patrick Drummond);
Dr Erica Pohl-Stroher (1919-2916);
Her sale, London, Sotheby’s, 9 December 2021, lot 340 (£20,160)
We would like to thank Dr Andrew Cormack and Neil Jeffares for their help when cataloguing this lot.