English School, circa 1780
Anne Gresley, facing left in low-cut blue dress with white underslip, upswept hair
in gold frame with blue champlevé enamel border, the reverse engraved
oval, 1½in. (38mm.) high
Lot Essay
Anne, the daughter of Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Bt. of Knypersley, married Sir John Edensor Heathcote, Kt. of Longton Hall, Stafforshire in 1780 and died in 1797