GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750/53-1829)

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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750/53-1829)
Lady King, Countess of Kingston, née Helena Moore (1773-1847), in white dress with yellow sash tied around waist, white bandeau and yellow ribbon in her powdered curling hair
on ivory
oval, 2¾ in. (70 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, the surround engraved 'Helena, Countess of Kingston. B 1773. D. 9 Decr 1847.' on the obverse and 'Cosway. Prinxit. [sic]' on the glazed reverse centred with gold initials HCK on plaited hair; associated red leather case

Provenance

By direct family descent; Christie's, London, 29 November 2011, lot 129.

Literature

G. C. Williamson and H. L. D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829. Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, p. 102.
G. A. Usher, Gwysaney and Owston. A History of the Family of Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney, Flintshire and Owston, West Riding of Yorkshire, Denbigh, 1964, illustrated between pp. 64 and 65.

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.

Sale room notice

The USA has recently changed its policy on the import of property containing elephant ivory. Only Asian Elephant ivory may be imported into the USA, and imports must be accompanied by DNA analysis and confirmation the object is more than 100 years old. Buyers will be responsible for the costs of obtaining any DNA analysis or other report required in connection with their proposed import into the USA. A buyer’s inability to export or import a lot is not a basis for cancelling their purchase.

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Lot Essay

Lady Helena King, Countess of Kingston, was the daughter of Stephen Moore, 1st Earl of Mountcashell and his wife Lady Helena, née Rawdon. In 1795, she married George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (see previous lot). In the year of their marriage they were both painted by Engleheart.

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