Lot 84: A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue

Name: A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue
Brand: Christie's
SKU: i0fb2zxx5w

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 10, 2008

Item Overview

Description

ATTRIBUTED TO CORNELIUS HØYER (DANISH, 1741-1804)
A young gentleman called Benjamin Georg Sporon (1741-1796) in brown coat, green waistcoat, white knotted cravat, powdered wig en queue
on ivory
oval, 1 3/16 in. (31 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

Artist or Maker

Cornelius Hoeyer

Literature

T. H. Colding, Cornelius Høyer, Copenhagen, 1961, p. 265, no. 219, illustrated fig. 98.

Provenance

Bought by Torben Holck Colding from antique dealer Carlo Madsen on 28 August 1952 (350 Danish Crowns).

Notes

FROM THE COLLECTION OF TORBEN HOLCK COLDING (1918-1998)

Benjamin George Sporon (1741-1796) was the Amtman, or 'one in charge' of the town of Vejle in Denmark. Torben Holck Colding dated this miniature around 1778.

Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

Christie's

June 10, 2008, 10:30 AM WET

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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