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JOHN FERNELEY SNR. | PORTRAIT OF SIR WILLIAM MORDAUNT STURT MILNER, 4TH BT. (1779-1855) WITH TWO CLUMBER SPANIELS OUT SHOOTING
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KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATEJOHN FERNELEY SNR.Thrussington, Leics 1782- 1860 Melton Mowbray, LeicsPORTRAIT OF SIR WILLIAMMORDAUNT STURT MILNER, 4THBT. (1779-1855) WITH TWO CLUMBER SPANIELS OUT SHOOTINGinscribed on an old label verso: Sir William Mordaunt Sturt Milner Baronet / Painted by Old Mr. Fernily [sic] from a picture by the / same artist at Osberton given to Lady Milner / by George Savile Foljambe Esqre 1841oil on canvas, unlined, in a carved and gilt wood frame76.6 x 64.7 cm.; 30⅛ x 25½ in.
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Royal and Noble
From Jan. 21, 2020 to Jan. 21, 2020 in London
A ROYAL WORCESTER RETICULATED PORCELAIN TWO-HANDLED BOTTLE VASE AND COVER BY GEORGE OWEN 1918
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A ROYAL WORCESTER RETICULATED PORCELAIN TWO-HANDLED BOTTLE VASE AND COVER BY GEORGE OWEN 1918the globular body elaborately pierced with honeycomb reserving a geometric design band, and affixed on either side with a dolphin handle, the whole enriched with raised gilded dots, the shoulder, neck and rim of the cover applied with a band of white 'pearls', factory mark and shape number 871 in gold, incised signature 'G Owen', date code for 1918, numeral 61 or 19 to inside edge of footrim.Height 9¼ in.23.3 cm
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Wedgwood and Beyond: English Ceramics from the Starr Collection
From Oct. 23, 2019 to Oct. 23, 2019 in New York
