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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE NECKLACE
Composed of eight oval portrait miniature panels, probably painted on ivory, each depicting famous historical figures including: Admiral Lord Nelson, Lord Arthur Wellesley- first Duke of Wellington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lord Byron and William Shakespeare, suspended from a two tier fine chain-link necklace to an oval foliate engraved clasp, Circa 1830, 42 cm long (3)
Composed of eight oval portrait miniature panels, probably painted on ivory, each depicting famous historical figures including: Admiral Lord Nelson, Lord Arthur Wellesley- first Duke of Wellington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lord Byron and William Shakespeare, suspended from a two tier fine chain-link necklace to an oval foliate engraved clasp, Circa 1830, 42 cm long (3)
Provenance
By repute, from a direct descendant of Josiah Nisbet, Admiral Lord Nelson's step-son
Special notice
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