A set of three late 18th century English School portrait miniatures mounted in common frame comprising; watercolour on ivory of William Birch of Writtle Essex, 3.3cms high; a watercolour on ivory of his wife Sally Birch née Holwell, 4.9cms high; a watercolour on paper of her brother Lt Colonel James Holwell, 8.5cms high; set in a gilt 'frame' within a glazed mahogany case- inscriptions to the reverse (including erroneous detail of James Holwell as one of the "last survivors of the Black Hole of Calcutta (actually his father), case 29 by 21.5cms
A set of three late 18th century English School portrait miniatures mounted in common frame comprising; watercolour on ivory of William Birch of Writtle Essex, 3.3cms high; a watercolour on ivory of his wife Sally Birch née Holwell, 4.9cms high; a watercolour on paper of her brother Lt Colonel James Holwell, 8.5cms high; set in a gilt 'frame' within a glazed mahogany case- inscriptions to the reverse (including erroneous detail of James Holwell as one of the "last survivors of the Black Hole of Calcutta (actually his father), case 29 by 21.5cms
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