Lot 117: James Holmes Junior (British, active 1836-1859) Captain Michael Henry Perceval R.N. (d.1890) and his sister Mary Jane Perceval (b.1825); he, wearing blue coatee with gold epaulettes and white collar, white chemise and tied black stock, she, wearing

Captain Michael Henry Perceval R.N. (d.1890) and his sister Mary Jane Perceval (b.1825); he, wearing blue coatee with gold epaulettes and white collar, white chemise and tied black stock, she, wearing tartan dress of purple, white and red with matching bertha and white lace trim, corsage of green leaves, pale blue shawl and gold bracelet set with blue stones on her right wrist, her long brown hair dressed in ringlets and decked with red flowers.
Gold frames.
Oval, 65mm (2 9/16in) high (2)

Through their father, Michael and Mary Perceval were grandchildren of Spencer Perceval (who, in 1812, had the dubious distinction of being the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated) whilst their mother, Anne Mary Flower, was the daughter of Sir Charles Flower, Lord Mayor of London. Michael married Maria Vanneck, daughter of the Hon. Gerrard Vanneck, on 13 December, 1849. His sister, Mary, was the wife of Sir James Matheson (1798-1878), one of the co-founders of the Jardine-Matheson Company, which began trading in 1832.