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Lot 159: James Leakey (British, 1773-1865)

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomMay 30, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Elizabeth Foulkes née Fortescue (b. circa 1762), wearing black dress with lace trim, her white fill-in fastened with a gold brooch pin, vermillion shawl edged with embroidered border draped about her, her blonde hair curled and upswept beneath a white turban. Gilt-mounted on papier-mâché frame, the backing paper inscribed Elizabeth 2 daughter of Richard/ Inglett Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh/ ***ridlestone great grandchild of Bishop/ Stephen Weston of Exeter, married/ John Davy Foulkes of Medland. Rectangular, 108mm (4 1/4in) high Provenance: Purchased from Limner Antiques, London on 1 October 1979; thence by descent.

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Auction Details

Fine Portrait Miniatures

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Bonhams
May 30, 2013, 02:00 PM GMT

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK