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Lot 173 · Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu

Mary, Lady Palmerston ( née Mee), facing right in blue dress with white fichu, black lace frilled shawl draped over her shoulders and tied in a bow at corsage, elaborate lace bonnet tied under her chin in a bow in her auburn hair

George Engleheart

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,647–$5,106
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 28 May 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6142496
Record
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George Engleheart, Mary, Lady Palmerston ( née Mee), facing right in blue dress with white fichu, black lace frilled shawl draped over her shoulders and tied in a bow at corsage, elaborate lace bonnet tied under her chin in a bow in her auburn hair. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142496.

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George Engleheart, Mary, Lady Palmerston ( née Mee), facing right in blue dress with white fichu, black lace frilled shawl draped over her shoulders and tied in a bow at corsage, elaborate lace bonnet tied under her chin in a bow in her auburn hair. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142496.

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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · May 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
A noble lady, facing right in lace-bordered blue dress with white bod… Charles Edward Dixon £1,200–£1,500
Frederick VI (1768-1839), King of Denmark 1808-1839, facing right in … Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath £400–£600
The Hon. Mrs William Cockayne (d. 1838), standing before a pillar wit… Richard Crosse £2,500–£3,500
A young gentleman, facing right in blue-lined grey cloak, white shirt… CIRCLE OF PETER CROSS (c. 1645-1724) £600–£800
A young gentleman and lady; he, facing right in green coat and lace c… NICOLAS-ANDRÉ COURTOIS (1734-1806) £600–£800
Frederick I of Brandenburg (1657-1713), King in Prussia 1701-1713, fa… SAMUEL BLESENDORF (1633-1706) £1,500–£2,500

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