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Lot 263 Dα

A portrait miniature of an old man

Auction 1130 - overview Cologne
16.05.2019, 16:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Result: 930 € (incl. premium)
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A portrait miniature of an old man

Enamel on copper. Portrait of an old man (possibly a saint or apostle) looking up towards heaven, possibly after a canvas. With green speckled counter enamel. In a fire-gilt bronze frame and with a leather-bound case. Signed and dated to the lower right: "Brecheisen a Berlin 1753". 10.5 x 8.3 cm. Frame 11.8 x 9.5 cm.
Joseph Brecheisen, Berlin, 1753.

Joseph Brecheisen was born in Vienna but worked as a miniature painter and etcher at numerous courts throughout Europe, for example in Berlin in 1743, in Copenhagen from 1759 - 64, in Vienna, and in Meissen in 1766, where he also worked for the porcelain manufactory.