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THE MILLER COLLECTION 108
A GRISAILLE PORTRAIT PLATE
108 CIRCA 1740
109 Possibly Lord Cecil of Burghley, with his
110 hound and shotgun, inscribed ‘PETRUS DE
WOLFF PETR FIL’
58 9 in. (22.8 cm.) diameter
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired from P. Suval, Inc., Virginia, in
2002.

After an engraving by Petrus Schenk (1660-
1718), possibly of the Wissing portrait of
John Cecil, Lord Burghley. The identity of
de Wolff remains a mystery.

109
TWO GRISAILLE AND GILT
MYTHOLOGICAL PLATES
CIRCA 1745
Jupiter and Juno with an eagle at their feet,
the border incorporating peacocks, and ‘The
Choice of Hercules’ within gilt arabesques
9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter (Hercules plate) (2)
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired from F.J. Carey III. (Hercules)
Christie’s, London, November 1995, lot 38.
(Jupiter & Juno)

110
THREE EUROPEAN SUBJECT PLATES
MID-18TH CENTURY
The frst grisaille with gilt double
monograms beneath mythological portraits,
the second with famille rose reclining couple
within grisaille border and the third an
allegory of marriage with fgures amongst
ruins and gilt border
9 in. (22.9 cm.) diameter (marriage plate) (3)
$3,500-5,500