ENGLISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1780)

ENGLISH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1780)
Portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing a blue dress with a lace edge slashed at the shoulders to reveal white underslip, a white bandeau in her brown curled hair
Watercolour on ivory
Gilt-metal frame, the reverse glazed to reveal woven hair
Oval, 43mm high
together with a portrait miniature of a Gentleman circa 1740, in gold frame engraved verso, 'Belov'd till life can charm no more' and a portrait miniature of a Lady, circa 1780 in gold bracelet clasp frame
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