£200 - £300
A Georgian portrait miniature watercolour on ivory pendant/clasp, unmarked rose gold closed-back settings with hand painted portrait of a gentleman with powdered wig wearing a blue coat with buttons and a frilled cravat, attributed to George Engleheart, pendant height 49.1mm, 20.2g. This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018 on account of it being a portrait miniature made before 1918 with a surface area less than 320 square centimetres, ivory declaration submission reference RQHBFV5R
Ivory panel has a small overpainted section along bottom edge of coat, and a horizontal surface abrasion from left side of mouth to edge, no other splits or damage, pendant loop is a later attachment, clasp thumbpiece is broken but still just about removeable, settings unmarked
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24% inc VAT*
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24% inc VAT*
