Smart, John Miniature portrait of a young woman... Lot 6472

Smart, John Miniature portrait of a young woman with a string of pearls in her dark brown hair, wearing a blue silk dress trimmed with pearls and lace, green jewels at the neckline and sleeves. Signed and dated "J. S. / 1767." lower left. Watercolor and gum arabic on ivory. 3.2 x 2.8 cm (oval). In a gilt metal mount (former bracelet clasp). Provenance: Collection Thomas Hugh Cobb (1863 - 1944). Sotheby's, London, estate auction "The Well-Known Collection of Fine Miniatures [...] - The Property of the late Thomas Hugh Cobb, Esq. [Sold by Order of the Executors]", October 12, 1944, lot 29 with illus. (together with pendant), hammer price 70 GBP to Kunsthandel Danton Guerault, London. Sotheby's, London, auction "Fine Portrait Miniatures [...]" on November 17, 1975, lot 27 with illus., hammer price 380 GBP plus 10 % buyer's premium.