Lot 566
MARGARET SMITH (FL.1906-1914) AND F.L. GRIGGS (1876-1938) Y
PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH
Auction: Day Two inc FL Griggs : A Cotswold Legacy | Lots 334 to 654 | Thursday 16th October from 10am
Description
watercolour on ivory, within gilt brass frame
Dimensions
7cm x 5.3cm (frame size 7.6cm x 6cm)
Provenance
F.L. Griggs, and by family descent, see lot 549 for more details
Footnote
Lady Cynthia Asquith (née Charteris) (1887-1960) was born at Clouds House, Wiltshire and was the daughter of the 11th Earl of Wemyss and Mary Constance Wyndham, a leading figure of the elite intellectual circle known as The Souls. Surrounded by literary and political brilliance, Cynthia befriended and worked with writers like D.H. Lawrence, L.P. Hartley, and J.M. Barrie, serving as Barrie’s secretary. A versatile author, she produced children’s books, novels, memoirs, and chilling short stories, gaining renown as editor of The Ghost Book anthologies. Her story “The Follower” (1947) became a BBC Radio classic. In 1910, she married Herbert Asquith, son of the Prime Minister.
Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference GSELTRNY.