ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of James Wilde (1791)
on ivory (ref TZ98XH9B)
oval, 45mm high
in a gilt metal frame with hair and gilt metal initials 'JW' (to the reverse) and engraved with the sitter's name and 'drawn 1791' (to edge of frame)
together with a portrait miniature of Leonore Simonet (1791) (B. 1772) wife of James Wilde, on ivory (ref ZG376U5Z), 55mm high, in gilt metal frame engraved with sitter's name and 'born at Rouen, Feby 3d. 1772. drawn May 1791' (to edge of frame)
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£150 - £250
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Hammer price:
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£350 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report
GENTLEMAN - small stain, UL and off LR border. Otherwise sound. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.
LADY - Slight discolouration to dress, lower right. Ultraviolet suggests retouching to veil, lower right. Unexamined out of frame.
