English School. Portrait miniature of a young lady, circa 1800
English School. Portrait miniature of a young lady, circa 1800, oval watercolour heightened with bodycolour on ivory, half-length portrait of a young woman with dark curls, wearing a white spotted muslin gown, a white fichu held with a brooch, drop earrings, tortoiseshell combs in her hair, and gold chains about her person, 62 x 50 mm (2.5 x 2 ins), oval brass frame with hanging loop (77 x 56 mm), verso with oval engraved label bearing the words 'Jas. Shaw, Milkman, No. 16, Beauchamp's Street, Brook's Market, Holborn' within a bead and foliate wreath, housed in an olive green velvet-lined brown morocco case (116 x 98 mm), with 2 hinged doors to front and stand to back, gilt tooled with border of stars, stand gilt lettered 'A&N.C.S.L.', rubbed and extremities a little worn
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English School. Portrait miniature of a young lady, circa 1800, oval watercolour heightened with bodycolour on ivory, half-length portrait of a young woman with dark curls, wearing a white spotted muslin gown, a white fichu held with a brooch, drop earrings, tortoiseshell combs in her hair, and gold chains about her person, 62 x 50 mm (2.5 x 2 ins), oval brass frame with hanging loop (77 x 56 mm), verso with oval engraved label bearing the words 'Jas. Shaw, Milkman, No. 16, Beauchamp's Street, Brook's Market, Holborn' within a bead and foliate wreath, housed in an olive green velvet-lined brown morocco case (116 x 98 mm), with 2 hinged doors to front and stand to back, gilt tooled with border of stars, stand gilt lettered 'A&N.C.S.L.', rubbed and extremities a little worn
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