GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WELSH COLLECTION

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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)
Stephen Moore, 1st Earl of Mountcashell (d. c. 1790), in profile to the left, in black coat, white frilled cravat, powdered hair worn en queue
on ivory
oval, 1 in. (26 mm) high, gold frame with split-pearl border and pierced gold surround, the glazed reverse with plaited hair; associated hinged shagreen case (2)

Provenance

By direct family descent.

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

Stephen Moore, 1st Earl of Mountcashell, was the son of Stephen Moore, 1st Viscount Mountcashell and his wife Alicia, née Colville. He married, in 1769, Helena Rawdon and had issue (see lots 137 and 138). Mountcashell was a member of Parliament for Lismore between 1761 and 1766 and was Privy Councillor in 1785.

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