Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 1st March 2022

Lot 84

Henry Spicer (1743-1804)

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1000

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Description

Henry Spicer (1743-1804)

Portrait miniature of Ann Elizabeth Henniker, Countess of Aldborough (d.1802), wearing a purple dress with yellow shawl, and pearls in her powdered hair

Signed, dated and inscribed Countess of/Alborough/Spicer pin*t/1787 (to the counter enamel)

Enamel on copper, oval, in a gilt metal frame

39 x 34mm

Provenance:

Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes