A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair
Details
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742 or 1743-1811)
A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gold frame with opalescent glass border, the reverse with gold initial G on a lock of hair with seed pearls and gold formed as wheat sheaf within plaited hair surround
A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gold frame with opalescent glass border, the reverse with gold initial G on a lock of hair with seed pearls and gold formed as wheat sheaf within plaited hair surround
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1989, lot 318.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium