Attributed to Richard Cosway R.A. (British, 1742-1821), an oval bust portrait miniature of Anne Templer, Lady de la Pole (1758-1832) in a white dress, on ivory, mounted in a gold mount on a guilloche enamel ground with a split pearl border, plaited hair and gold monogram verso within a blue and white enamel border, suspended on a 15ct gold flat-link chain, 5 by 4cm, 41.7 gross weight. Provenance: with a letter dated 1928 from Stephen & Alexander Auctioneers stating that the miniature had been examined by Mr Ford and Mr Bernard Rackham of The Victoria and Albert Museum who formed the opinion that it was a 'genuine Cosway'. Note: Anne Templer was the daughter of James Templer of Stover House, Devon, She married Sir John William Pole 6th Bt in 1781. Mother of the child cricketers by Thomas Beach at Antony, she built Shute House (Adam style) with her husband. Her monument is in St Michael's Church, Shute. Note: Ivory Exemption Certificate No.5UFPJCXS