John Smart miniature proves big attraction at Kinghams
A week after Kinghams’ (23% buyer’s premium) inaugural Moreton-in-Marsh sale of British art pottery, the new Cotswolds rooms enjoyed a big hit in miniature – more specifically this portrait by one of Britain’s greatest miniaturists: John Smart (1743-1811).
Signed and dated JS 1788 I, meaning it was painted while Smart was plying his lucrative trade in I…