Lot 260
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, on rectangular panel, the sitter with blonde hair, seated wearing a pink dress with gold chain and white lace collar, lace bonnet and black shawl, with a red curtain behind, signed and dated 1840, with a gilt slip mount, behind glass, in a red leather frame, with suspension loop to the top, the miniature 9cm high, 7.5cm wide; together with SIMON JACQUES ROCHARD (FRENCH 1788-1872), SMALL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF MRS ELIZABETH GIBSON, NEE RYLANCE, oval, the sitter with dark flowing hair and wearing a white slip, with a gilt metal mount, behind glass, in a moulded ebonised frame, with suspension loop, the miniature 3.5cm high, 3cm wide (2)
Dimensions
the larger 14.5cm high, 11cm wide [Overall]
Provenance
Christies, South Kensington, 05 Dec 1995, lot 60 (First example)
Christies, London, 26 Nov 1986, lot 140 (Second example)
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 DBY7G849 and Q3DY5BWF