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Lot 76
Sale 5149 - Fine English Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jan 25, 2011
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
English mourning locket and portrait miniature of a gentleman early 19th century
The oval portrait on ivory depicting a gentleman with dark hair wearing a black coat and cravat; the reverse centered by a memorial with inscription "ER/ Born 10 March 1780/ Married 18 April 1801/ Died 9 June 1801/ alas!!! adieu./AR/ her infant/ Brother died/ August 1801", with two hair locks tied with seed pearls, in an enameled border inscribed "Affection Weeps, Heaven Rejoices/ Not Lost But Gone Before To Bless".
H: 2 7/8 in.