£340
William Thicke (British, fl. 1787-1814), Portrait Miniature of a young Gentleman wearing a blue coat, watercolour on ivory, oval, 7.5cm x 6cm, in gold oval frame (tests as 9ct) with plaited hair verso set with a monogram ‘EFM’. Exemption Submission reference: WB6HX4CT. Provenance: Dreweatts 16th January 2019 lot 426. Ex. Ron J Mills Collection. Ron Mills was a chocolatier in Bath; over several years he assembled and carefully curated an impressive collection of portrait miniatures and silhouettes - his life's passion.
Overall good condition. No damages to ivory or painting. Well painted portrait miniature in good frame. No damages to frame or glass. Nice object. Notice concerning catalogue descriptions and condition reports. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may not be possible for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect lots before sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions concerning the description, condition, or quality of lots.
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