Y A GEORGE III SEPIA PAINTED MOURNING BROOCH, CIRCA 1788

Y A GEORGE III SEPIA PAINTED MOURNING BROOCH CIRCA 1788 The oval ivory panel painted with a lady standing below a weeping willow, with an urn upon a pedestal inscribed Sacred Will I Keep Thy Dear Remains with a weeping cherub at its foot, snipped hair detail, within a blue and white enamelled border, the reverse engraved Eliza Newsam Ob 19 Jan,y 1788 Æt. 55, unmarked Size/dimensions: 4.8cm long Gross weight: 20.3 grams Please note Dreweatts have obtained a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot Ref: 5N76A19R Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, due to CITES or Fish & Wildlife regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. The corresponding lots relate to the Bond family of Tyneham, including Tyneham House and nearby Creech Grange, Steeple, Dorset. Both estates had been in the family since the 1680s, when Nathaniel Bond (1634-1707) acquired them. He later purchased Holme Priory, East Holme, in 1690. Tyneham House subsequently passed to Nathaniel's second son, John Bond (1678-1744, Lot 16). An English lawyer and Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle, he married his first cousin, Margaret Williams (d. 1775, aged 87), and together they had four sons and two daughters. Their first-born son, also named John Bond (1717-1784, Lot 12), inherited the Tyneham estate from his father in 1744 and Creech Grange from his uncle Denis in 1747, following his death without a male heir. Like his father, John served as MP for Corfe Castle. On 17 July 1749, he married Mary Dummer (Lots 13 and 15), daughter of Edmund Dummer of Swaythling and stepdaughter of his uncle Denis. The couple had five sons and two daughters. John's third surviving son, Thomas Bond, who managed the Tyneham estate, married Sarah Newsham in 1779. Sarah's mother was Eliza Newsham (Lot 11). His fourth surviving son, the Reverend William Bond (1757-1852), married Jane Biggs in 1794. Jane was the daughter of Henry Biggs (Lot 14) of Stockton House. The Elizabethan intelligence agent John Bond (1555-1631), the father of Nathaniel Bond, is said to have earned the family motto Non Sufficit Orbis ("The World Is Not Enough"). Both the Bond surname and the motto were later used by Ian Fleming in his James Bond novels. Fleming would likely have been familiar with the Bond family's importance in Dorset, having attended Durnford Preparatory School at Langton Matravers, close to the family's extensive estates and former seats. Condition Report: The brooch has some general wear commensurate with age and use. The panel has no noticeable splits, but it has not been removed from the setting Condition Report Disclaimer, Y, Y A GEORGE III SEPIA PAINTED MOURNING BROOCH CIRCA 1788 The oval ivory panel painted with a lady standing below a weeping willow, with an urn upon a pedestal inscribed Sacred Will I Keep Thy Dear Remains with a weeping cherub at its foot, snipped hair detail, within a blue and white enamelled border, the reverse engraved Eliza Newsam Ob 19 Jan,y 1788 Æt. 55, unmarked Size/dimensions: 4.8cm long Gross weight: 20.3 grams Please note Dreweatts have obtained a de minimis exemption licence for the ivory in this lot Ref: 5N76A19R Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, due to CITES or Fish & Wildlife regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. The corresponding lots relate to the Bond family of Tyneham, including Tyneham House and nearby Creech Grange, Steeple, Dorset. Both estates had been in the family since the 1680s, when Nathaniel Bond (1634-1707) acquired them. He later purchased Holme Priory, East Holme, in 1690. Tyneham House subsequently passed to Nathaniel's second son, John Bond (1678-1744, Lot 16). An English lawyer and Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle, he married his first cousin, Margaret Williams (d. 1775, aged 87), and together they had four sons and two daughters. Their first-born son, also named John Bond (1717-1784, Lot 12), inherited the Tyneham estate from his father in 1744 and Creech Grange from his uncle Denis in 1747, following his death without a male heir. Like his father, John served as MP for Corfe Castle. On 17 July 1749, he married Mary Dummer (Lots 13 and 15), daughter of Edmund Dummer of Swaythling and stepdaughter of his uncle Denis. The couple had five sons and two daughters. John's third surviving son, Thomas Bond, who managed the Tyneham estate, married Sarah Newsham in 1779. Sarah's mother was Eliza Newsham (Lot 11). His fourth surviving son, the Reverend William Bond (1757-1852), married Jane Biggs in 1794. Jane was the daughter of Henry Biggs (Lot 14) of Stockton House. The Elizabethan intelligence agent John Bond (1555-1631), the father of Nathaniel Bond, is said to have earned the family motto Non Sufficit Orbis ("The World Is Not Enough"). Both the Bond surname and the motto were later used by Ian Fleming in his James Bond novels. Fleming would likely have been familiar with the Bond family's importance in Dorset, having attended Durnford Preparatory School at Langton Matravers, close to the family's extensive estates and former seats. A GEORGE III SEPIA PAINTED MOURNING BROOCH, Sacred Will I Keep Thy Dear Remains, Eliza Newsam Ob 19 Jan,y 1788 Æt. 55, Non Sufficit Orbis, Condition Report:, The brooch has some general wear commensurate with age and use. The panel has no noticeable splits, but it has not been removed from the setting, Condition Report Disclaimer

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