ID 793294
Lot 60 | JACQUES-ANDRÉ PORTAIL (BREST 1695-1759 VERSAILLES)
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
A young girl wearing a bonnet, bust-length, reading a letter
red and black chalk, chalk framing lines, watermark posthorn with strap in a shield (fragment)
16.4 x 19.1 cm (6 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄2 in.)
Provenance
Antonio Cesare [de] Poggi (1744-1836), Paris and London (L. 617) (with his ink inscription on the reverse ‘M. O’ Brayan/ A.C. De P1771’).
Baron Paul Hatvany (1899-1977), London; thence by descent to the present owners.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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