Lot 141: William Essex (British, 1784-1869), after Sir Thomas Lawrence

George IV (1762-1830), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover (1820-1830), when Prince Regent (1811-1820), wearing dark blue coat with chestnut fur standing collar and edged with black froggings, the Breast Garter star, diamonds, the Order of the Golden Fleece and a large sapphire on a crimson sash suspended from his neck, white chemise and black stock, his brown hair worn short. Enamel, gilt-metal frame. Oval, 79mm (3 1/8in) high Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 24 April 1978, lot 533.