Live Auction 1546The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry
ALEXANDER SCHÄFER (GERMAN, FL. C. 1832-1860)
Lot 428

ALEXANDER SCHÄFER (GERMAN, FL. C. 1832-1860)

Closed23 May 2014

Price Realised

GBP 2,375

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

ALEXANDER SCHÄFER (GERMAN, FL. C. 1832-1860)
Ernest Augustus I (1771-1851), Duke of Cumberland and later King of Hanover (1837-1851), in Hanoverian Guard Hussar's uniform, wearing a red-lined cloak, the sash and breast Star of the Royal Hanoverian Order of St George and other badges; architectural background
signed and dated on backing card, 'A. Schäfer / October 1842.'
on ivory
oval, 3.7/8 in. (97 mm.) high, in rectangular ormolu frame with laurel border and foliate spandrels, surmounted by a crown, the reverse engraved, 'ERNEST AUGUSTUS / Duke of Cumberland / and / King of Hanover'

Possibly given by Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Cumberland and later King of Hanover to Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854) and by descent.

Specialist note

Photographed in situ in the boudoir at Wynyard Park, County Durham, circa 1890 (private collection of the Marquess of Londonderry).