A GEORGE IV WAX RELIEF PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN BURNET ESQUIRE BY PETER ROUW (1771-1852), DATED '1821' in a gilt slip and ebonised circular frame beneath a domed glass, with a paper label verso inscribed 'Portrait of John Burnet Esqr. Peter Rouw Sculptor - Modeller of Gems and Cameos to His Majesty. New Road Opposite Cleveland London 1821'. 7cm high, 18.8cm diameter (case)

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