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Victorian Portrait Miniature on a Bracelet

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Victorian Portrait Miniature on a Bracelet
<B>Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Viscount</B></I> <B>Mounted on a Gold Bracelet</B></I><BR><I>Miniature attributed to Sir William John Neweighton, circa 1840</B></I><BR><BR>The center designed as an oval gold locket, the hinged cover engraved with scrolls applied with small turquoise cabochons forming entwined initials below a seven-pointed coronet, with two serpent heads set with turquoises and garnet eyes encircling the top and bottom, the lid opening to reveal a signed portrait miniature on copper of a young Viscount, head and shoulders to the dexter with dark brown hair and side-whiskers, wearing a dark cravat, white waistcoat and black jacket, the miniature and locket attached to a paneled curved bracelet enhanced with engraved patterns and scrolls along the border-miniature including case and serpents-2 1/4 in. long<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Purchased from Sheldon Shapiro, London<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)