Oval miniature on ivory under glass, portrait... - Lot 234 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

Lot 234
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Oval miniature on ivory under glass, portrait... - Lot 234 - Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés
Oval miniature on ivory under glass, portrait of Mary Robinson in bust, the shoulders covered with a linen in a medallion forming pendant in yellow gold 585 thousandths of oval form underlined by pearls. It is engraved with the arms of the Prince of Wales bearing the motto "Ich Dien" (I serve) and "Mary Robinson by Cosway". End of the 18th century. (Crack). Frame: Height: 54 mm - Width: 43 mm Gross weight: 31 g Mary Robinson (1757-1800) poetess, woman of letters, actress and feminist, wife of Thomas Robinson was the mistress of Georg IV. Richard Cosway was the appointed painter of the Prince of Wales (Primarius Pictor Serenissimi Walliae Principis) and one of the most famous miniaturists of the English school.
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