Lot 209

ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1880

Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a black shawl and a hat
watercolour heightened with white
10.6 x 8.4cm
in a gilt metal frame with blue enamel surround set with seed pearls, the reverse centred with a monogram 'FLG' surmounted by a coronet on plaited hair

Provenance
Purchased from Edward A. Nowell, Wells, Somerset on 3rd October 1959 for £38
Private collection, UK

Estimate: £200 - £400
Hammer price: £320
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Condition report
Retouching in places, including to dress, background, hair, nose and hat.
Work appears fairly flat.

The frame: small scratches, abrasions, wear and tear. Chip to enamel on the reverse.


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