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Peter Paul Lens (1714 - after 1754)

Sold for £300 at Cheffins on Sep 20, 2023.

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Peter Paul Lens (1714 - after 1754) Portrait miniature of a naval officer in a gold-bordered blue uniform with blue facings and gold buttons, his hair worn en queue watercolour on ivory, oval, in a gold frame 4cm Provenance: H. E. Backer, Acquired from the above by Edward Grosvenor Paine (1911-1989), New Orleans, U.S. in 1952; Christie's, London, 23 October 1979, lot 39; Bonhams, London, The Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures, 20 November 2007, lot 60; Ellison Fine Art, from whom acquired in 2009 by the late Barry Lock (1934-2021) This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. 7RTEV5JF.

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