Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11 Jan 2017
A pair of early 19th century reverse glass silhouette marine pictures
A pair of early 19th century reverse glass silhouette marine pictures, depicting 'H.M.S. EURYALUS' and 'VIEW OF H.M.S. BRIGS', with figures walking along cliff paths in the foreground, each with a verre églomisé mount and in a bird's eye maple frame, 27.5 x 30.1cm. (2)
H.M.S. Euryalus was a Royal Navy thirty-six gun Apollo class frigate, which saw service in the Battle of Trafalgar and the war of 1812.
Provenance:
Purchased from Witney Antiques.
From the collection of Sir Michael Codron.