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Lot 271 Dα

A portrait miniature of Selina Plimer

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.356 € (incl. premium)

A portrait miniature of Selina Plimer

Gouache on ivory portrait of the artist's youngest daughter as an angel at around age 2, in a giltwood frame. Minor wear to the lower left corner. 7.5 x 6.1 cm.
Attributed to Andrew Plimer, ca. 1811.

An almost identical portrait of Selina Plimer as an angel aged around 5 years old is housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Literature

For more on this artist cf.: Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz 1964, II, p. 642f., for detailed information on his family cf.: Daphne Foskett, Miniatures. Dictionary and Guide, Woodbridge 1987, p. 379ff.