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Lot Essay
IHS is a monogram of the name of Jesus Christ which was sometimes shortened in Christian inscriptions after the third century.
Details
Austrian School, circa 1810
A young gentleman in blue coat with yellow waistcoat and tied white cravat; sky background
gilt-metal frame, the reverse with a cross and the monogram IHS
oval, 2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) high
See Illustration
A young gentleman in blue coat with yellow waistcoat and tied white cravat; sky background
gilt-metal frame, the reverse with a cross and the monogram IHS
oval, 2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) high
See Illustration
Special notice
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