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Fri, Aug 5, 2016 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Aug 6, 2016 05:00PM EDT
Lot 208

Two English Etruscan Reverse Portraits on Concave Glass

Estimate: $200 - $300
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Attributed to Jacob Spornberg (1768-c.1840): Gentleman, portrait in red on black background, 1773; together with Attributed to Charles Rosenberg: Lady, silhouette on red ground; and English School: Silhouette of a Gentleman, with gilt highlights and a 'G. Cryer' trade label; and Gentleman, cut paper on card. 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. to 5 x 4 1/4 in. (frame). Provenance: Gentleman: Sotheby's, New York, July 17, 1984, Lot 51 (part); Lady: Christie's, London, May 23, 1982, Lot 209; Silhouette of a Gentleman: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, July 30, 1979.