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Lot 546: Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in oriental dress

Est: £500 GBP - £800 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 18, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Edward Villiers Rippingille (BRITISH, 1798-1859)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in oriental dress
inscribed on the reverse 'from E. V. Rippingille' with indistinct inscription below 'Writing above appears to be:- from E.V. Rippingille/S. T. Roberts/Hotel Royal Calais/in commemoration of the many/agreeable hours spent under/a roof upon which may the ***/fall a letter/***open anisi soit-il/8 July 1833' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on panel
21 x 18 in. (53.4 x 45.6 cm.)

Notes


All lots removed to off-site warehouse the day after the sale - 2 weeks free storage

Auction Details

Christie's Interiors

by
Christie's
March 18, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK