Furniture & Works of Art - 24th September 2013
Lot 19
Nelson interest: Three 19th century reverse glass pictures
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £850
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Description
Nelson interest: Three 19th century reverse glass pictures, 'The Ever-to-be Lament'd DEATH of LORD NELSON, Who was Shot by a Mufket Ball in the Brave & GLORIOUS VICTORY over the Combin'e Fleets, of FRANCE & SPAIN, NEAR Cape Trafalgar Oct. 21. 1805', 8½ x 6½in (21.2 x 16cm), 'LORD NELSON'S FUNERAL CAR', 'A Monumental Design to perpetuate the Memory of Lord Nelson who Fell Octr. 21 1805', 'Pub. June 1, 1806 by P. Barnaschina, 43 Leather Lane, Holborn'; 'Genealogical Tree of British Naval Victors', etching and coloured aquatint, designed by H. Innes and engraved by James Egan, 'London, 1841, Published by I. W. Laird, 1 Leadenhall Street', 24¼ x 18in (61.7 x 45.5cm), in a bird's eye maple frame; a cut-paper picture engraved with a profile bust of Nelson, 'TRAFALGAR, COPENHAGEN, THE NILE', with a mirror back; a collage picture of Nelson, with printed and silkwork elements; a Pears print 'SALUTING THE ADMIRAL', a mirror picture engraved 'H.M.S. Victory' and a pencil sketch of Nelson, signed 'J. W. Devis'. (9)
Provenance: The Property of Dr & Mrs Emanuel.