JOHANN HEINRICH HURTER (SWISS, 1734-1799)
Ann Edwards, née Pryce, in light grey dress with lace collar, sapphire-set brooch at corsage, pearl necklace, powdered hair; together with a gentleman presumed to be her husband, Lewis Edwards (d. 1797), in burgundy coat, ochre waistcoat, white cravat, powdered hair
enamels
ovals, each 1 7/8 in. (46 mm.) high, the former in gilt-metal fausse-montre frame with blue glass surround, the glazed reverse set with seed-pearl initials AE surrounded by further intials ME, AE, PE and FE, laurel leaf below, on plaited hair and with blue glass surround; the latter in gilt-metal frame with hair and blue glass reverse
Together with a string of rose quartz beads, purportedly worn by the sitter (2)
JOHANN HEINRICH HURTER (SWISS, 1734-1799)
Ann Edwards, née Pryce, in light grey dress with lace collar, sapphire-set brooch at corsage, pearl necklace, powdered hair; together with a gentleman presumed to be her husband, Lewis Edwards (d. 1797), in burgundy coat, ochre waistcoat, white cravat, powdered hair
enamels
ovals, each 1 7/8 in. (46 mm.) high, the former in gilt-metal fausse-montre frame with blue glass surround, the glazed reverse set with seed-pearl initials AE surrounded by further intials ME, AE, PE and FE, laurel leaf below, on plaited hair and with blue glass surround; the latter in gilt-metal frame with hair and blue glass reverse
Together with a string of rose quartz beads, purportedly worn by the sitter (2)
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