Portrait of a lady with pearl jewelry
Gouache on ivory. Signed and dated "Robert Theer Wien 1832" incised on the right edge. Two minimal losses of color on the upper lip and to the right of the earring. 8.5 x 6.5 cm. Narrow gilt metal frame, old labels on the back.
Robert Theer, Vienna, 1832.
Expert opinion
Marketing license for ivory available (DE-S-2324-22).
Provenance
Lempertz Cologne auction 567 on November 24, 1978, lot 1255.
Christie's London auction on October 17, 1995, lot 31.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
On the artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, Vol. II, p. 809 f.
This object was produced using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.
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