Lot 252
SIMON JACQUES ROCHARD (FRENCH 1788-1872) Y
PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 13th May | Lots 68 to 297
Description
watercolour on ivory, the sitter seated by a window wearing a pale dress and an orange shawl with a red curtain behind, signed and dated 1824, with a gilt slip mount in a chased gilt bronze frame with purple velvet backing, suspension loop to the top
Dimensions
the miniature 11cm high, 8.5cm wide; 15cm high, 11.5cm wide [overall]
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 17 May 1976, lot 110
Private Collection, London, from a member of the Rochard family
Footnote
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Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference QM1WSCCN