12th Nov, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Sale (Day Two)
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Circle of George Engleheart: Miniature Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, wearing a blue jacket and white stock, oval, 6.2cm by 5.1cm, on ivory, in gilt metal frame with glazed panel containing a lock of hair within a blue enamel border
A Similar Miniature Portrait of a Young Lady, wearing a lace-trimmed white dress, oval, 6.5cm by 5.2cm, on ivory, in a gilt metal case, the reverse with glazed panel enclosing plaited hair (2)
With non-transferable standard ivory exemption declaration numbers ZM4XYSXC and NJVB76J9
Sold for £700
Estimated at £400 - £600
Gentleman - ivory free from splits and warping, painting free from any notable wear with some expected colour fading. Inner glass with a build up of mildew. Reverse blue enamel border with two large cracks.
Lady - ivory free from splits and warping, painting free from any notable wear with some expected colour fading. Reverse of the glass with some mildew and a hook shaped crack to the right middle. Reverse plait with its mount coming loose from the frame and the hair also coming loose and un tied at this area.
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Auction: Autumn Fine Sale (Day Two), 12th Nov, 2022
Fine Sales are held three times a year, in the Spring, Summer and Autumn, and feature the foremost lots of traditional antiques consigned to Tennants. With lots sourced from named estates and private collections, the sales draw buyers from around the world. The sales include British and European Ceramics and Glass, Asian Art, Clocks and Barometers, Rugs and Carpets, Works of Art, Furniture and Garden Furniture and Statuary.
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