19th Nov, 2025 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
350
◉ A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF LADY GOWER NEE ELIZABETH FAZAKERLEY BY GERVASE SPENCER (CIRCA 1715-1763), DATED 1745
wearing a black dress with white puff sleeves and lace collar, black hat trimmed with white plume and drop pearl, signed with monogram G S and dated 1745, on the obverse, lower left and signed in full and dated on the reverse, watercolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount with wave design chased border, oval, 50mm high
Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Fazakerley, married Sir Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, shortly before this miniature was taken in December 1744. Sadly she died of small pox 19 May 1746. Sir Granville, a politician married secondly Lady Louisa Egerton in 1748 and thirdly Lady Susanna Stewart in 1768.
Ivory Declaration Submission Reference: Z4SZEL52
Sold for £750
wearing a black dress with white puff sleeves and lace collar, black hat trimmed with white plume and drop pearl, signed with monogram G S and dated 1745, on the obverse, lower left and signed in full and dated on the reverse, watercolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount with wave design chased border, oval, 50mm high
Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Fazakerley, married Sir Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, shortly before this miniature was taken in December 1744. Sadly she died of small pox 19 May 1746. Sir Granville, a politician married secondly Lady Louisa Egerton in 1748 and thirdly Lady Susanna Stewart in 1768.
Ivory Declaration Submission Reference: Z4SZEL52
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 19th Nov, 2025
Auction Location: London, UK
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture, works of art and silver from around the world, as well as objects of vertu.
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