Lot 131
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HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1754/56-1825/27)
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HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1754/56-1825/27)

Nathaniel Hone (1760-1819), in red coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue

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HORACE HONE, A.R.A. (ANGLO-IRISH, 1754/56-1825/27)
Nathaniel Hone (1760-1819), in red coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed with initials and dated 'HH 178[.]' (lower right)
oval, 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within white, blue and gold verre-églomisé border, the reverse with initials NH in seed pearls on plaited hair ground
Provenance
By family descent to the previous owner.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Nathaniel Hone of 79 Fleet Street, son of Brindley Hone, a pin merchant of Usher's Quay and a nephew of Nathaniel Hone, R.A., and a first cousin of the miniaturist Horace Hone. He was a successful merchant and High Sheriff of the City of Dublin from 1798-1799. He was elected alderman in 1803 and became Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1810.

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