Lot 200
  • 200

A Collection of four portraits miniatures of officers

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description

  • A Collection of four portraits miniatures of officers
  • Each watercolour on ivory, two held in shagreen cases, one in a gold slide-frame, one a gilt-metal frame, the reverse with a blue grey agate
  • Various sizes
including a portrait of Sir William Stuart of Cliftonhall (d. 1771); and three others

Condition

The miniatures are in good condition. One has lost its glass.
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