Lot 46

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Portrait miniature of an army officer in uniform
on ivory (ref. V3P9X2ER)
6cm high
in a gilt-metal frame with lock of hair and seed pearls (to the reverse)
with a red case

Estimate: £100 - £150
Hammer price: £220
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Condition report
Two vertical dark lines to the right background.
Some horizontal lines visible in places, including to upper left and lower right.
Some of these lines look to be the grain of the ivory coming through.
Some surface dirt.
Under glass and unexamined out of frame.

The red case is in poor condition, separated and in two parts, damage to outer casing and fabric inside.

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