Antique Miniature Eye Portrait Pendant

Description:

Antique Miniature Eye Portrait Pendant, the portrait on ivory depicting a brown eye and curling lock, framed by plaited brown hair, gold mount, reverse inscribed "Estimez la Donneuse", lg. 1 3/4 in.

Note: According to the consignor, the portrait was attributed by E. Grosvenor Paine to J.C.D. Engleheart (1784-1862),who exhibited at the Royal Academy in the first decades of the 19th century. No supporting documentation is available with the lot.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Navette Eye with Hair Surround
Measures approx. 1 3/4 x 1 inch. Small losses to paint. Some clear adhesive visible on hair work. Crystal replaced with plastic cover. Small dent on back where jump ring rests against gold. There is a slight gap between the ivory edge of the portrait and its surround
Skinner can provide NO documentation nor other support for the late E. Grosvenor Paine''s attribution

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