Portrait miniature silhouette of Henry Osbond Burdon (1815-1875)
signed 'field' (lower left)
on ivory (ref 1C9EG33F)
50mm high
in a gilt metal frame with a lock of hair (to the reverse) and engraved text (to the edges)
together with a double sided portrait miniature silhouette by another hand of a boy and a girl, on ivory (ref XVVEKQVT), 40mm high; and a portrait miniature silhouette of a gentleman, on ivory (ref P2KHS3BK), 45mm high, in a gilt metal frame with hair (to the reverse)
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Estimate: | £150 - £250 |
Hammer price: | £850 |
Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2
Condition report
Henry Burdon: Minor surface dirt, glass dirty, otherwise sound; unexamined out of frame.
Double portrait: Light surface dirt to both sides, bowing to girl's side; glass dirty; unexamined out of frame.
Silhouette: Generally clean and sound overall; glass dirty; unexamined out of frame.