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Lot 17: MRS JAMES GREEN, NEE MARY BYRNE (BRITISH, 1776-1845)

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMay 30, 2012

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MRS JAMES GREEN, NEE MARY BYRNE (BRITISH, 1776-1845)
A pair of portraits: The Rev. Dr Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), in black scholar's robes, red curtain background; together with his wife, Sophia Rose, in burnt orange dress with white Swiss muslin fichu and headscarf, wearing pearls and a portrait miniature of her husband around her neck
both signed 'M Byrne' (lower right)
ovals, 2 1/8 in. (77 mm.) and 2¾ in. (70 mm.) high, respectively, gilt-metal frames, the former with translucent blue glass on foil ground, the latter with gold intials on plaited hair; each in fitted red leather case with silk lining (4)

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Property of an Estate

MRS JAMES GREEN, NEE MARY BYRNE (BRITISH, 1776-1845)
A pair of portraits: The Rev. Dr Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), in black scholar's robes, red curtain background; together with his wife, Sophia Rose, in burnt orange dress with white Swiss muslin fichu and headscarf, wearing pearls and a portrait miniature of her husband around her neck
both signed 'M Byrne' (lower right)
ovals, 2 1/8 in. (77 mm.) and 2¾ in. (70 mm.) high, respectively, gilt-metal frames, the former with translucent blue glass on foil ground, the latter with gold intials on plaited hair; each in fitted red leather case with silk lining (4)

Auction Details

Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

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Christie's
May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK