- Zwei Porträtmedaillons Adam Smith bzw. eines unbekannten Adeligen

auction 390, Lot 131

FINE ART & ANTIQUES

JEWELLERY

on 2 December 2020

 

Zwei Porträtmedaillons Adam Smith bzw. eines unbekannten Adeligen

estimate:
€ 350 to € 400

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 1.207 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

Two portrait medallions of Adam Smith and an unknown nobleman

Scotland, after James Tassie (1735 - 1799)

 

White paste on a black background. One titled "ADAM SMITH IN HIS 64 TH YEAR 1787" and inscribed Tassie. Minor damage. Image size: 9 x 6 cm and 11 x 8 cm. Framed. Damaged.

 

Provenance: from the estate of a Hessian collector.