Lot 44 · Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures
A portrait miniature of Mrs Mary Levin Smith (d.1839), wearing white dress embellished with lace trim, her vermillion stole draped about her shoulders and her brown hair curled and upswept
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $904–$1,206
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures, London, Knightsbridge · 22 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1772767
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel John Stump Ra, A portrait miniature of Mrs Mary Levin Smith (d.1839), wearing white dress embellished with lace trim, her vermillion stole draped about her shoulders and her brown hair curled and upswept. Bonhams, 22 Apr 2015, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1772767.
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Samuel John Stump Ra, A portrait miniature of Mrs Mary Levin Smith (d.1839), wearing white dress embellished with lace trim, her vermillion stole draped about her shoulders and her brown hair curled and upswept. Bonhams, 22 Apr 2015, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1772767.
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From the same sale Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures · Apr 2015
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