Property of the Earl of Clarendon (Lots 37-40, 44-46)
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
oval, the lid centred with an oval portrait miniature of Maria Eleanora, daughter and co-heir of Admiral the Hon. John Forbes, wife of John Charles, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, by Richard Cosway, painted on ivory, surrounded by a translucent dark blue enamel ground over engine-turning, within pale blue, white and dark blue taille d'épargne scrolling borders alternating with rosettes, the sides and base similarly decorated, fully hallmarked, in later gold-tooled leather presentation case,
9.2 cm., 3 5/8 in. wide
Probably in the collection of Maria Villiers, Countess of Clarendon (1761-1844) and her husband John Villiers, the 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1757-1838);
By descent in the collection of the Earls of Clarendon.
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