$178
British School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman , c. 1800. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, oval format, 2 x 1 3/8 in., in a later frame. Condition: Paint bleed at lower edge, paint loss l.c. Note: An indistinct inscription on a label affixed to the back of the frame reads: "Great Great Grandfather Edward H---lman of --- -----ford Castle/JP for Worcestershire & Staffordshire/born July 218th 1724 died April --th 1802/married Anne Green of Ro---ston Hall/15th in descent from Edward III of England and Queen Phillipa."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-12