Lot Essay
Thomas Pelham Holles Pelham (1693-1768) was an English statesman. He succeeded in 1711 to the estates of his maternal uncle, John Holles, Duke of Newcastle. He was a Whig and supporter of Walpole
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Duke of Newcastle, facing right in gold-embroidered brown robes slashed to reveal white, large white collar and wearing a long curling powdered wig
signed with monogram ML, signed with initials and inscribed 'colln of the D.[uke] of Portland copy'd by me MLB', gilt-metal frame
oval, 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high
signed with monogram ML, signed with initials and inscribed 'coll
oval, 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high
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