Lot 18 , English School circa 1790, Portrait miniatures of an Army Officer and his wife (a pair), probably David Jenkinson and his wife, oil on ivory, 4 x 3cm. CITES Submission reference RFT2468C

Y English School circa 1790
Portrait miniatures of an Army Officer and his wife (a pair), probably David Jenkinson and his wife
oil on ivory
he wearing a blue coat with white facings and scarlet collar, she with pearls in her white veil, both engraved verso 'Miss Jenkinson, Juniper Hall, Mickleham, Surry' (sic)
4 x 3cm. CITES Submission reference RFT2468C
£500-800
David Jenkinson a wealthy "lottery owner" bought Juniper Hall and let it from 1780 to Benjamin Elliott.
The house was leased by Jenkinson to a group of French emigres from 1792 to 1793 which included Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Louis, comte de Narbonne-Lara, Germaine de Staël, General D'Arblay, Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally, Madame de Broglie and Princess d'Henin. General D'Arblay met Fanny Burney in the Templeton Room here. He later married her in the village church. In 1800 the house was sold with mixed woodland and garden of about 50 acres to Thomas Broadwood, the son of John Broadwood and a member of the piano manufacturing family Broadwood and Sons.

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Condition:
Both in good condition but for a very light scattering of white mould spots. Gilt locket frames have old but later suspension loops and slots at the bottom for a bracelet clip. Engraved backs a little worn.

Sold for £420