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Description

English School, circa 1760

Portrait miniature of a gentleman in brown coat, seated half-length in his study, holding a letter
initialled indistinctly '(L/R? C/G/O?) (lower left)
watercolour on ivory
7.5cm



This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No.Q4MJG4VH



Paint losses and scuffs especially at the lower centre and around the edges. Some fading in the sitter's waistcoat. The miniature is too big for its frame and its edges can be seen through the glass.

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