8th May, 2010 10:00 GMT/BST

The Hext Sale

 
Lot 430
 
Lot 430 - A Profile Silhouette Portrait on Glass, Mrs Hext of Trenarren, Cornwall, facing to dexter, on...
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A Profile Silhouette Portrait on Glass, Mrs Hext of Trenarren, Cornwall, facing to dexter, on...

A Profile Silhouette Portrait on Glass, Mrs Hext of Trenarren, Cornwall, facing to dexter, on glass, in a period gilt metal gadroon edge frame, inscribed verso The offer of a friend Elizth Staniforth, Mrs Hext of Trenarren, oval, 8.8cm; and Another, T Kitson (great great grandfather of John W B Hext), facing to dexter, oval, in turned and stained fruitwood deeply moulded frame, 8.7cm, within ink and pencil inscriptions verso (2)

Sold for £180
Estimated at £120 - £180


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Mrs Hext - the backing card is browned and with fox damp stains. Slight truncation of the glass on the top edge at 12-1 o'clock. The frame badly oxidised. General staining to the reverse papers. T Kitson - slight flaking of paint on outline of rear of head. Paper on back partially lost. 181209

Auction: The Hext Sale, 8th May, 2010

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