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Horace Hone, ARA(Irish, circa 1756-1825)A portrait miniature of a gentleman, wearing white chemise, blue coat and waistcoat
23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £510 inc. premium
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Horace Hone, ARA (Irish, circa 1756-1825)
A portrait miniature of a gentleman, wearing white chemise, blue coat and waistcoat.
Watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, HH/ 1792, pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, MJ, within a blue glass surround, together with a further portrait miniature on ivory of a young gentleman wearing blue coat, white waistcoat, chemise, stock and cravat, his hair powdered (Circle of N. Freese, British, active 1794-1814), pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, GH, within a blue glass surround.
Oval, title miniature: 70mm (2 3/4in) high (2)
Watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, HH/ 1792, pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, MJ, within a blue glass surround, together with a further portrait miniature on ivory of a young gentleman wearing blue coat, white waistcoat, chemise, stock and cravat, his hair powdered (Circle of N. Freese, British, active 1794-1814), pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, GH, within a blue glass surround.
Oval, title miniature: 70mm (2 3/4in) high (2)
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Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA and China is already prohibited.
