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A naval Captain in gold-bordered naval uniform with white facings and cravat, powdered hair en queue
Details
JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1742/43-1811)
A naval Captain in gold-bordered naval uniform with white facings and cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 'J S. 85' (lower left)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, silver-gilt brooch frame with rose-cut diamond surround, engraved on reverse 'Richard Lord Howe Admiral of the Fleet'
A naval Captain in gold-bordered naval uniform with white facings and cravat, powdered hair en queue
signed with initials and dated 'J S. 85' (lower left)
oval, 1½ in. (38 mm.) high, silver-gilt brooch frame with rose-cut diamond surround, engraved on reverse 'Richard Lord Howe Admiral of the Fleet'
Provenance
Christie's, London, 22 March 1988, lot 336 (as Richard Lord Howe).
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