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Fri, Aug 5, 2016 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Aug 6, 2016 05:00PM EDT
Lot 209

Jacob Spornberg (1768-c.1840): Two Miniature Child Portraits and a Silhouette Portrait of Mrs. Irwin

Estimate: $200 - $300
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The two in pencil and watercolor on brown ground, inscribed on backs (now sealed) 'J. Spornberg fecit inventor of Etruscan Profiles ... Bath', Mrs. Irwin in ink and watercolor. 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. and 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Child Portraits: Phillips, London, November 10, 1999, Lot 26; Mrs. Irwin: Christie's Collection, November 9, 1995, Lot 34 (part).