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Lot 303
A GROUP OF SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Closed4 June 2018
Estimate
GBP 4,000–6,000
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A GROUP OF SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by C. Moerder, signed on the right, circa 1820; a circular portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the left, circa 1855; a silhouette of Catherine the Great, probably by Maria Feodorovna, circa 1790; an oval portrait of William III of the Netherlands, signed Herman (?), early 19th century; an oval portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, 19th century; a later copy of the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov after Augustin Ritt, bearing a later signature and date
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter and smaller
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by C. Moerder, signed on the right, circa 1820; a circular portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the left, circa 1855; a silhouette of Catherine the Great, probably by Maria Feodorovna, circa 1790; an oval portrait of William III of the Netherlands, signed Herman (?), early 19th century; an oval portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, 19th century; a later copy of the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov after Augustin Ritt, bearing a later signature and date
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter and smaller
A GROUP OF SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by C. Moerder, signed on the right, circa 1820; a circular portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the left, circa 1855; a silhouette of Catherine the Great, probably by Maria Feodorovna, circa 1790; an oval portrait of William III of the Netherlands, signed Herman (?), early 19th century; an oval portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, 19th century; a later copy of the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov after Augustin Ritt, bearing a later signature and date
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter and smaller
RUSSIA, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising an oval portrait of Emperor Alexander I by C. Moerder, signed on the right, circa 1820; a circular portrait of Emperor Alexander II by Alois Gustav Rockstuhl, signed on the left, circa 1855; a silhouette of Catherine the Great, probably by Maria Feodorovna, circa 1790; an oval portrait of William III of the Netherlands, signed Herman (?), early 19th century; an oval portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, 19th century; a later copy of the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov after Augustin Ritt, bearing a later signature and date
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter and smaller
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Please note that this lot is withdrawn from sale.
Please note that the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov is a later copy after Augustin Ritt; portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia is 19th century.
Please note that the portrait of Count Ivan Petrovich Saltikov is a later copy after Augustin Ritt; portrait of Empress Elizabeth of Russia is 19th century.