Lot Essay
An inscription engraved in the gold lining of the cover reads 'Lady Augusta Somerset, afterwards Baroness Nieumann Born 13..th March 1816. Died 19..th Sept..r 1850. Daughter of Henry , 7th Duke.'
CIRCA 1815/1820, THE MINIATURE BY ANTHONY STEWART
Details
A GEORGE III GOLD-LINED COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE
circa 1815/1820, the miniature by Anthony Stewart
Rectangular black composition box with concave sides, the lid set with a circular portrait miniature of Lady Augusta Somerset as a baby in white shift and lace cap with mauve bows, within a gold mount cast with a laurel and berry border, gold mounted and gold lined, the thumbpiece cast with a foliate scrolling cartouche containing shellwork
3 in. (83 mm.) wide
circa 1815/1820, the miniature by Anthony Stewart
Rectangular black composition box with concave sides, the lid set with a circular portrait miniature of Lady Augusta Somerset as a baby in white shift and lace cap with mauve bows, within a gold mount cast with a laurel and berry border, gold mounted and gold lined, the thumbpiece cast with a foliate scrolling cartouche containing shellwork
3 in. (83 mm.) wide
Provenance
Henry, 7th Duke of Beaufort (1792-1853).
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.