Vente aux enchères en direct 1126Centuries of Style
ANDREW PLIMER (BRITISH, 1763-1837)
Lot 150The Property of a Gentleman of Title

ANDREW PLIMER (BRITISH, 1763-1837)

Fermé4 June 2013

Prix réalisé

GBP 10,000

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ANDREW PLIMER (BRITISH, 1763-1837)
Two young ladies, called Elizabeth Osborn, née Bannister (1747-1773), in a landscape, in white dresses, one with pink sash, one with blue sash, powdered hair
signed with initials and dated 'A·P 1786' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) high, giltwood frame with beaded surround
A paper label on the reverse is inscribed in pen, 'from Chicksands Priory Shefford'

By direct family descent to the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

According to family tradition, the present miniature depicts Elizabeth Osborn, née Bannister, first wife of Sir George Osborn, in two different positions. Chicksands Priory, mentioned on the label on the reverse, is the ancestral home of the Osborn family.