Charles William Bury, 2nd Earl of Charleville (1801-1851) seated in red cloak before a curtain (by Henry Pierce Bone), March 1835

Charles william bury, 2nd earl of charleville (1801-1851) seated in red cloak before a curtain signed, dated and inscribed in full on the counter-enamel 'charles william lord tullamoore [sic] / london march 1835. Painted from life / by henry pierce bone, enamel painter to / her majesty & their royal highnesses the / duchess of kent & princess victoria. ' inscribed separately 'april 1834' enamel on copper rectangular, 115 x 93 mm. , gilt-metal frame provenance the property of walter b. Jowett, esq.;christie's, london, 22 may 1973, lot 90 (as 127 mm. High). Alvin j. Huss (1904-1998) collection, evanston, ill.;sotheby's, london, 4 december 1985, lot 174 (erroneously illustrated as lot 177). Mellors & kirk, nottingham, 30 march 2000, lot 179. With claudia hill, ellison fine art, by 23 december 2002. Sold, christie's, london, sale 10397 - centuries of style: silver, european ceramics, portrait miniatures and gold boxes, 2 - 3 june 2015, #406, estimate: gbp 3,000 - gbp 5,000, sold forgbp 3,750. Object Type: painting. Date: March 1835.