Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 4th September 2024

Lot 652

λ Karl Josef Raabe (German 1780-1849)

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £630

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Description

λ Karl Josef Raabe (German 1780-1849)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress and tartan shawl
Signed J.Raabe f. 1823 (lower right)
Oval, in a rectangular gilt metal frame with velvet panel and gilt metal and bead mount
84 x 69mm

Provenance:
Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Vienna, 12 May 1937, lot 97;
Lempertz, Cologne, 17 May 1996, lot 630;
Christie's, London, Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, 9 December 2008, lot 96

Literature:
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe (Graz, 1964), II, p.661