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ANTIQUE #SA975431

Miniature Portrait Victorian Gentleman Illuminated Latin Inscription IVory Act Tcb5bbb3

£285    $373    €340
* A MOST UNUSUAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT HOUSE IN AN OVAL LEATHER TRAVEL CASE WITH AN ILLUMINATED LATIN CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTION HOUSED IN THE LID. HAND WRITTEN AND EMBELLISHED IN GOLD.
 
* REGISTERED UNDER THE IVORY ACT TCB5BBB3
 
* BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED AS IS THE MINIATURE WHO WE BELIEVE TO BE THAT OF GEORGE MONTAGU WHO DIED IN 1868.
 
* THE PORTRAIT IS OF AN OLDER GENTLEMAN, WITH GREY HAIR AND DRESSED IN A BLACK TOP COAT, WHITE WAISTCOAT AND SHIRT WITH WHITE STOCK.
 
* THE MINIATURE IS PRESENTED BEHIND GLASS IN A GILT OVAL FRAME AND SET IN DARK GREEN VELVET INTERIOR OF A LEATHER TRAVEL CASE.
 
* THE MINIATURE IS IN EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE BASE OTHER THAN A SLIGHT BOWING, NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR FADING. THE MINIATURE REMAINING BRIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED BY THE TRAVEL CASE.
 
* THE ILLUMINATED INSCRIPTION IS IN ORIGINAL VIVID COLOUR AND REMAINS AS BRIGHT AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE.
 
* THE SIZE OF THE MINIATURE IS 57MM HIGH X 47MM WIDE, THE FRAME SIZE IS SHOWN BELOW
 
* DELIVERY IS FREE IN THE UK AND THE USA TRACKED AND INSURED WITH ROYAL MAIL
 
 
 
Antique Number: SA975431
Dateline of this antique is 1870
Height is 6.9cm (2.7inches)
Width is 4.7cm (1.9inches)
Depth is 0.4cm (0.2inches)
Antique #SA975431, shown on this page, originates from 1870. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1870
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Celia Rose Antiques
West Sussex
United Kingdom
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