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18th century portrait miniature of a lady, painted on ivory By Henry Spicer 1767
H 5.5cm H 2"
wearing a yellow low cut dress with white underslip, blue cloak and lace collar trimmed with blue ribbon, two stands of pearls in her upswept hair
Signed with the initials HS on the obverse and dated 1767
Spicer was a miniature and enamel painter and secretary of the Society of Artists, 1772-3. This is a rare signed example of his work on ivory. Although the sitter has not been identified the portrait represents a fashionable lady of beauty and wealth which is demonstrated by the clothes and jewels that she wears.
5051 (1680577/570473/06)
£ 1,800
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