Nicolas Freese Lot n° 920

Naval cadet in blue uniform Gouache on ivory. 9.5 x 7.0 cm. Black lacquered wooden frame with gilt metal mount. Nicolas Freese, London, around 1820. Expert opinion Marketing license for ivory available (DE-S-0508-23). Provenance Sotheby's London on July 13, 1982, lot 204. Rhenish private collection. Literature For the artist, see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, Vol. I, p. 269. This object was produced using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.