A portrait miniature of a Biedermeier lady by Peter Mayr - image-1

Lot 280 Dα

A portrait miniature of a Biedermeier lady by Peter Mayr

Auction 1086 - overview Cologne
18.05.2017, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €

A portrait miniature of a Biedermeier lady by Peter Mayr

Gouache on ivory in a gilt copper frame with travel case. Signed and dated lower right edge: Pet. Mayr v. Augsburg 1831 (?). Signs of wear to the case. The frame unopened. 8.5 x 7 cm (incl. frame).
Presumably 1831.

The miniaturist Peter Mayr (Freiburg/Breisgau 1758 - Munich 1836) was primarily active in Augsburg and Munich.

Literature

For this Bavarian artist, who was primarily active in Augsburg and Munich, cf.: Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz 1964, II, p. 545.