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Late 18th century portrait miniature

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(lot of 3) Late 18th century portrait miniature on ivory, set in 12k rose gold of Royal Navy Admiral, Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope, in original leather case; a portrait miniature on ivory of his wife, Peggy Malbone-Stanhope inscribed verso ''Peggy Malbone, wife of Admiral Sir H. Stanhope, RN, daughter of (Colonel) Francis Malbone and sister of Mrs. John Breese, who was the grandmother of K.R. Breese''; together with a hand written marriage document regarding the un-recorded marriage of Henry E. Stanhope and Peggy Malbone on the 17th of August, 1788 penned by Rector Daniel Fogg of the Trinity Church, Brooklyn, NY, dated May 27, 1812. Provenance: By descent of the Newport, Rhode Island Breese family

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