Lot 14: Luke Sullivan (Irish, 1705-1771) A Lady, wearing leaf green dress over lace-trimmed white shift, silver clips at her upper arms and strand of pearls in her upswept powdered hair

Name: Luke Sullivan (Irish, 1705-1771) A Lady, wearing leaf green dress over lace-trimmed white shift, silver clips at her upper arms and strand of pearls in her upswept powdered hair
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 7a689ac048

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,500 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 25, 2009

Item Overview

Description

A Lady, wearing leaf green dress over lace-trimmed white shift, silver clips at her upper arms and strand of pearls in her upswept powdered hair.
Signed on the obverse with monogram and dated LS/1769, gold frame with reeded border.
Oval, 46mm (1 13/16in) high
Provenance: Edward Grosvenor Paine; Christie's, 23 October 1979, lot 97
Christie's, 13 December 1983, lot 151
Purchased in 1987
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.18
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.60

Artist or Maker

Luke Sullivan

Auction Details

The Merchiston Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, The Property of Mrs Eleanor Hamilton

Bonhams

November 25, 2009, 12:00 PM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK

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