Lot 1: Isaac Gosset (British, 1713-1799)

A pair of bust-length portraits of King George III (1738-1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1820), and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), Queen Consort (1761-1818): the former, profile to the right, wearing embroidered jacket, frilled chemise, stock, cravat, and sash, his wig worn en queue and tied with a ribbon; the latter, profile to the left, wearing dress with jewel encrusted bodice, multi-stranded pearl necklace and matching earring, her hair upswept and dressed with jewels. Wax in mid-relief on glass grounds, ebonized and turned wood frames. Oval, 117mm (4 5/8in) high (2)