Lot Essay
For a similar miniature by Schwager of the same sitter, wearing fewer orders, see Christie's, London, 16 November 1976, lot 45.
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J. RICHARD SCHWAGER (BOHEMIAN, 1822-1880)
George V (1819-1878), King of Hanover 1851-1866, in blue coat with gold collar, epaulettes and aiguillettes, wearing the cross of the Imperial Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa, the badges of the Royal Guelphic Order and of the Royal Hanoverian Order of Ernest Augustus and a medal
signed 'Schwager copt' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 1.11/16 in. (44 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with applied diamond-set surround
George V (1819-1878), King of Hanover 1851-1866, in blue coat with gold collar, epaulettes and aiguillettes, wearing the cross of the Imperial Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa, the badges of the Royal Guelphic Order and of the Royal Hanoverian Order of Ernest Augustus and a medal
signed 'Schwager copt' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 1.11/16 in. (44 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with applied diamond-set surround
Special notice
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