Furniture & Works of Art - 5th April 2011

Lot 420

An 18th century German miniature of a country maiden

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180

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Description

An 18th century German miniature of a country maiden, representing the Goddess Flora, with a fruit basket, signed 'Pein: De Weifs. 1734', watercolour, 4 x 3.5in (10.5 x 9cm). Provenance: The Grand Dukes of Baden, Schloss Baden-Baden Karl Koelitz Inventory 4565, 1883. Richer Inventory 4621, 1919. Sotheby's sold in 1995.