A portrait miniature of King Ernst August of Hannover - image-1

Lot 268 Dα

A portrait miniature of King Ernst August of Hannover

Auction 1086 - overview Cologne
18.05.2017, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A portrait miniature of King Ernst August of Hannover

Gouache on ivory in a vermeil frame. Frame unopened. Slight traces of dust beneath the glazing. 5 x 3.8 cm (with frame).
Unknown master, ca. 1845.

Ernst August I was the son of King George III of England. He was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, and became King of Hannover in 1837.