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English School, circa 1840 A pair of portraits of a Lady and Gentleman; she wearing black dress with white cuffs and lace bertha, a brooch set with a red stone at her breast, red coral necklace, her black hair worn in ringlets beneath a ruffled white cap trimmed with pale green ribbons, seated with a bird perched on raised right hand; he wearing black frock-coat over buff trousers and waistcoat and a white shirt with tied green cravat, seated, holded a cane between his knees image 1
English School, circa 1840 A pair of portraits of a Lady and Gentleman; she wearing black dress with white cuffs and lace bertha, a brooch set with a red stone at her breast, red coral necklace, her black hair worn in ringlets beneath a ruffled white cap trimmed with pale green ribbons, seated with a bird perched on raised right hand; he wearing black frock-coat over buff trousers and waistcoat and a white shirt with tied green cravat, seated, holded a cane between his knees image 2
Lot 227*

English School
circa 1840
A pair of portraits of a Lady and Gentleman; she wearing black dress with white cuffs and lace bertha, a brooch set with a red stone at her breast, red coral necklace, her black hair worn in ringlets beneath a ruffled white cap trimmed with pale green ribbons, seated with a bird perched on raised right hand; he wearing black frock-coat over buff trousers and waistcoat and a white shirt with tied green cravat, seated, holded a cane between his knees

Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes
19 February 2008, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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English School, circa 1840

A pair of portraits of a Lady and Gentleman; she wearing black dress with white cuffs and lace bertha, a brooch set with a red stone at her breast, red coral necklace, her black hair worn in ringlets beneath a ruffled white cap trimmed with pale green ribbons, seated with a bird perched on raised right hand; he wearing black frock-coat over buff trousers and waistcoat and a white shirt with tied green cravat, seated, holded a cane between his knees.
Watercolour on paper, black wood frames.
Rectangular, 175mm (6 7/8in) high (2)

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