Lavinia, Countess Spencer, seated facing left in white dress with fichu and wearing a large straw hat with torquoise ribbon; landscape background; and a young lady, seated full face in ruffled white dress with pink bow at corsage, leaning on her right elbow, upswept hair

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Lavinia, Countess Spencer, seated facing left in white dress with fichu and wearing a large straw hat with torquoise ribbon; landscape background; and a young lady, seated full face in ruffled white dress with pink bow at corsage, leaning on her right elbow, upswept hair
former inscribed on the reverse 'Lavinia Css Spencer [my] daughter', gilt-metal frames
oval and circular, 2 in. (51 mm.) and 15/8 in. (42 mm.) high/diam.; and Sarah Spencer as a young girl, full face in white dress with pink bodice, wearing a white cap with pink ribbon on her fair hair; holding a small cat
signed with initials and inscribed 'Sarah Spencer painted by her Grandmama ML' on reverse, gilt-metal frame
See Plate 2 for part lot Illustration (3)

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Lot Essay

Lavinia Bingham was one of five children. On 6th March 1781 she married the 2nd Earl Spencer, K.G. At the time she was described as "the most beautiful girl in fashionable life". She died on the 8th June 1831.
Sarah Spencer was the daughter of George John, 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia, eldest daughter of 1st Earl of Lucan. In 1813 she married 3rd Baron Lyttelton and died 1870, leaving issue.

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