Lot 1235 , John Smart (1742-1811) Miniature of a lady wearing a blue dress, 3.1 x 2.9cm.

John Smart (1742-1811)
oil on ivory,
Miniature of a lady wearing a blue dress,
initialled and dated 1762,
3.1 x 2.9cm.
Estimate £400-600

Purchased from Whittington Fine Art in 1999 for £1100.
The very slightest white showing around the edge of the ivory so possibly later framed. Gold frame, probably later brooch pin.


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Sold for £1,200