Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks & The Age of Oak - 1st October 2025

Lot 685

ANTI-SLAVERY INTEREST. A GEORGE III MINIATURE RONDEL

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £889

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Description

ANTI-SLAVERY INTEREST. A GEORGE III MINIATURE RONDEL

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

a chained African slave in low relief kneeling beneath the inscription 'BRITANNIA SET ME FREE' beside a painted figure of Britannia before a maritime scene, beneath a convex verre eglomise cover and inside a giltwood frame, the reverse with an extensive ink inscription taken from Isaiah ch. 45 vs 11 and 14

9cm diameter