Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu

A collection of four 19th century portrait miniatures, the first, early 19th century, of a young lady, by Frederick Buck, wearing white Empire line dress, her dark hair loosely curled and upswept, in gilt metal frame; the second, of a young lady, attributed to Thomas Hazlehurst, in white lace-edged gown, with dark loose curls, in gilt metal frame, with suspensory loop, glazed verso and mounted with border of plaited hair, together with two mid 18th century portrait miniatures of ladies, all on ivory, dimensions 8.4cm, 10cm (including suspensory loop), 4.7cm and 3.7cm respectively. (4) £300-£500

By family descent.

Frederick Buck (1771 - c.1840) Irish, worked in Cork for many years and produced large number of portraits of army officers embarking from that city during the Napoleonic Wars.

Thomas Hazlehurst (c.1740 - c.1821) was a pupil of Joshua Reynolds, and worked and exhibited in Liverpool.

Please refer to Jewellery Department for Ivory Licence No.