Set Reminder2024-05-23 12:00:002024-05-23 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : 19th Century Historical and Military Rarities https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/19th-century-historical-and-military-rarities-21906 The first session in this auction features military artifacts of the late 18th and early 19th centuries – the period of the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon.
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[PAINTED MINIATURES]. [NELSON, Lord Horatio (1758-1805), subject]. Rare Painted Portrait of Nelson on a Powder Box Lid. [England, ca. 1800s]. Circular portrait of Nelson in an uncommon red uniform, with an equally uncommon depiction of his damaged eye. Sight approximately 2? in diameter. Brass frame under glass set into a circular lid. Lid size approximately 3 ??. Brass a bit tarnished, lid soiled and somewhat warped, later tape reinforcements on verso. Very good.