Live Auction 7731Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
Lot 232 PROPERTY FROM THE LATE DR WILLIAM LINDSAY GORDON COLLECTION

JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)

A preparatory sketch of Mrs Murray as a young lady, in powder blue satin robe à l'anglaise with fine lace trim, her light brown hair upswept and tightly curled

Closed2 June 2009

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GBP 2,750

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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A preparatory sketch of Mrs Murray as a young lady, in powder blue satin robe à l'anglaise with fine lace trim, her light brown hair upswept and tightly curled
on card
oval, 1 7/8 in. (50 mm.) high, modern rectangular giltwood frame with white, gold-bevelled matting, in burgundy leather case stamped 'Asprey & Company Ltd. London' (2)

Lilian Mary Dyer, née Bose (1871-1955), a great-granddaughter of the artist; Christie's, London, 26 November 1937, lot 26 (part lot, 20 gns. to Hand).
Sotheby's, London, 17 July 1972, lot 45.
Christie's, London, 25 November 1987, lot 348.