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Lot 332: A young lady, in green and white striped dress, with lace-trimmed slip, green silk ribbon tied at waist, black lace-bordered choker set with brooch, a miniature or cameo tied to a black ribbon wrapped around her left wrist and looped through her

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 27, 2007

Item Overview

Description

ADOLF THEER (AUSTRIAN, 1811-1868)
A young lady, in green and white striped dress, with lace-trimmed slip, green silk ribbon tied at waist, black lace-bordered choker set with brooch, a miniature or cameo tied to a black ribbon wrapped around her left wrist and looped through her fingers, gem-set bracelet on her right wrist, dark upswept hair dressed with a pink rose, seated on a grey chair draped with burgundy throw, opposite a jewel casket containing a string of pearls on a velvet-covered table; green curtain and landscape background
signed and dated 'Adolf Theer 1850' (mid-left)
rectangular, 5½ x 4½ in. (141 x 114 mm.), gilt-metal mount

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Dorotheum, Vienna, 2 October 2001, lot 389 (as signed and dated 1880 [ sic ]).

Notes

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR



Auction Details

Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

by
Christie's
November 27, 2007, 12:00 AM EST

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