Lot Essay
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 November 1980, lot 45.
A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair
Details
GERVASE SPENCER (D. 1763)
A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair
signed with initials and dated 'GS. 1752' (lower right)
oval, 1¾ in. (44 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with locks of hair
A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair
signed with initials and dated 'GS. 1752' (lower right)
oval, 1¾ in. (44 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the reverse with locks of hair
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium