Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 29 19 Mar 2019
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Commemorative Medals, Edward Hamlyn Adams of Middleton Hall, Carmarthenshire (1777-1842), white glass paste cameo portrait, by David Morison (fl. 1793-1850), head and shoulder bust r., modelled in high relief, signed on truncation, MORISON f 1812, set on glass with granite-effect backing, in original red leather fitted case, 75 x 53mm., an excellent portrait, much as made
*ex Baldwin Auction 81, 10 May 2013 (lot 3129), then considered to be James Sadler (1751-1828), the first English aeronaut.
Edward Hamlyn Adams was a West India merchant, banker and slave trader, born in Jamaica, whose family had settled in Barbados in the 17th century. In 1831 he was elected High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire then, 1833-34, the county's MP. His portrait in coloured wax, also by Morison, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (A.17-1970), with further wax portraits of his two sons. Morison advertised himself as 'Modeller to the Royal Family' (cf. Pyke, E. J., A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, Oxford, 1973, pp. 94-5; Gunnis, R. Dictionary of British Sculptors, London 1951, p. 265.
(150-200 GBP)
*ex Baldwin Auction 81, 10 May 2013 (lot 3129), then considered to be James Sadler (1751-1828), the first English aeronaut.
Edward Hamlyn Adams was a West India merchant, banker and slave trader, born in Jamaica, whose family had settled in Barbados in the 17th century. In 1831 he was elected High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire then, 1833-34, the county's MP. His portrait in coloured wax, also by Morison, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (A.17-1970), with further wax portraits of his two sons. Morison advertised himself as 'Modeller to the Royal Family' (cf. Pyke, E. J., A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, Oxford, 1973, pp. 94-5; Gunnis, R. Dictionary of British Sculptors, London 1951, p. 265.
(150-200 GBP)