Lot 184
TWO GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURES Y
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 13th May | Lots 68 to 297
Description
including a PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG GIRL, CLEMENTENA DRUMMOUND, DATED 1798, oval, watercolour on ivory, depicted with blonde hair and rosy cheeks, wearing a white slip dress with a small dog looking at her, dated 1798, set inside a yellow metal locket frame, the reverse with a central hairwork lattice enclosed by a blue glass border with a engine turned foil backing, engraved to the outer edge, ‘Clementena Drummound, 1798’, with suspension loop, the miniature 6.5cm high, 5.5cm wide; together with a PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY, LATE 18TH CENTURY, oval, watercolour on ivory, depicted with grey hair in a high layered coiffure topped with a white bonnet, in a blue silk dress with buttoned front and white frilled edge, set inside a yellow metal locket frame, the glazed reverse with a two toned hairwork lattice, with suspension loop and a later soldered brooch pin fitting, the miniature 4.5cm high, 3.5cm wide (2)
Dimensions
the larger 9cm high
Provenance
Property from the Earls of Airlie
Footnote
Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference 7FCHXZH7 and 1MRGRAC8