Y BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
PORTRAIT MINITAURE OF A GENTLEMAN, BELIEVED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COTTENHAM FAMILY; FACING RIGHT, WEARING BLUE COAT WITH GOLD BUTTONS, WHITE STOCK AND WAISTCOAT, HIS BROWN HAIR CUT SHORT
Watercolour on ivory, oval
7cm (2 3/4in.) high
In a gilt-metal frame with blue enamelled border verso, surrounding a gilt-metal framed clear glass cartouche, filled with brown pleated hair adorned with sprays of blonde hair tied with a blue band and hemmed with white beads, central monogram 'NS' [?]
Provenance:
Compton Antiques, Eastbourne
Where purchased by the present owner June 1961
Please note, Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption certificate for the ivory in this lot (Ref: LK6P8CXF)
Please note, the original provenance document pictured is not included with the lot
Condition Report:
PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW.
With wear, marks, knocks and scratches commensurate with age and use
Two loose beads at the back
Cracks and losses to the enamelled boarder of the back
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Description
Buyer's Premium
30%
Estimate £200-£300
Current Price (1 bid)
£160
May 20, 2026 9:00 AM EDTAndover, United Kingdom


























