Lot Essay
The former miniature's frame is engraved 'Lucy Barnes married James Henderson Dunsterville, died at Bombay 3rd Dec.r 1834. aged 43.'
Details
English School, circa 1815
Lucy Barnes, as a young Lady, facing left in low-cut frilled white dress, her fair hair upswept; and a young lady, facing right in lace-bordered deep blue dress, wearing a pearl choker and a gold necklace, pearl brooch at corsage, her fair hair in ringlets the former in engraved pendant frame (deficient), both in fitted red leather cases
ovals, 26in. (62mm.) and 3in. (76mm.) high (2)
Lucy Barnes, as a young Lady, facing left in low-cut frilled white dress, her fair hair upswept; and a young lady, facing right in lace-bordered deep blue dress, wearing a pearl choker and a gold necklace, pearl brooch at corsage, her fair hair in ringlets the former in engraved pendant frame (deficient), both in fitted red leather cases
ovals, 26in. (62mm.) and 3in. (76mm.) high (2)