SCHOOL OF JOSEPH HIGHMORE (1692-1780) "Lady in lace trimmed white silk dress with blue striped bow at her breast with blue shawl, her left hand upon the bow", a portrait study within an oval, half length, oil on canvas, unsigned, approx 76 cm x 63 cm CONDITION REPORTS Painting has areas of crazing to the paint throughout, some accretions and light surface scratches, areas of dust and possibly could do with a clean. Under UV light there are numerous areas of restoration mainly to parts of the face and neck and some areas of restoration or touching up to the corners and to the arm, some areas of the dress as well. Painting has wear and tear commensurate with age and use. See photos for more details.
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ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES FRANCIS MAUBERT (1666-1740) "Son & daughters of Richard Clarke Esq. 1727.", an elegant full length family portrait, one daughter holding aloft a goldfinch and basket of flowers also held by the eldest daughter, a fan in her left hand, both wearing elaborate embroidered shoes, the youngest daughter and son holding an English partridge, a dog to his left, oil on canvas, unsigned, titled top right, approx 151 cm x 196 cm CONDITION REPORTS Over all appearance good throughout though the piece has been relined. Under ultraviolet light areas of touched up craquelure visible to all four figures particularly around the facial areas and breast - see images under ultraviolet for further detail. The eldest daughter with most repainting particularly to the face and breast area. The younger daughter to the right with repainting to her right shoulder area on the dress. An area of repainting to the right of the boy's head - see images for further detailing.Re Frame: Whilst has some age it appears to have been renovated at some period in the past, probably within the 20th Century, including regilding, filling etc, difficult to know if frame original, likelyhood probably not and probably later in manufacture. Condition generally sound though with two areas of cracking/minor loss to the left hand side. See images
A Spanish dress sword with ornate knuckle guard, the scrolling foliate decorated blade inscribed "Fabrica de Toledo 1871", 84 cm long overall, together with a Continental military sword with ribbed wooden handle and scrollwork decorated knuckle guard, the plain fullered blade housed within a lacquered brass scabbard, 99 cm long overall
A vintage mid 20th Century Belinda Bellville raw silk wedding dress with heavy beading and sequins to the arms bears Harrods label inside inscribed "Harrods Ltd" together with a vintage 70s style lace trimmed nightdress and matching dressing gown bearing label "made in France for the White House, London" and a further White House bed jacket
A collection of Bruce Oldfield clothing, comprising green lace top and matching velvet skirt, red and black evening dress, a silk blue ground floral-decorated dress, a black velvet dress with diamanté-style decoration and blue ground geometric-patterned dress CONDITION REPORTS All items have general wear and tear conducive with age and use. Some marks to the underarms. The red and black evening dress has some fraying as well to the underarms. It looks as though the sleeves are coming apart a bit. The blue and multi-coloured dress has some small marks to the material. See images for more details.
An 18th Century dummy board as a lady of quality, a leaf-shaped fan in her right hand, oil on canvas laid on panel, 90.4 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Numerous surface scratches and scuffs and accretions. Numerous areas of loss to the paint throughout but mainly to the dress. Areas of wear and loss to the paint, small chips and knocks to the wood around the edge of the piece. Some crazing to the paint in areas. A possible old repair to an area of the chest. An old repair and evidence of glue on the back to the piece where the ran connects to the head. Item could do with a clean. Wear and scuffs to the ebonised wood on the back of the piece and some blistering to parts of the ebonised book. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. See photos for more details.
Playing Cards. Standard English Pattern, No.33, 52 cards, full-length woodcut court cards coloured through stencils, garter Ace of spades, ?duty scratched out, plain backs, in manufacturers original paper wrapping, the upper surface with a woodcut of a piper in Highland dress, 64mm x 94mm, Gibson and Gisborne, [c.1780]
Fashion.- Whole Art of Dress! (The) or, The Road to Elegance and Fashion...By a Cavalry Officer, hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece, 6 lithographed plates of coats, neckwear, hats, boots etc., 2 with rather crude partial hand-colouring, 18pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting or staining, original pictorial boards, rubbed and soiled, rebacked, 8vo, Effingham Wilson, 1830.
Diamond dress ring, the white mount stamped '14k', the central baguette cut with pairs of baguettes to either end, enclosed by fourteen brilliant cuts which total approximately 1.1 carats, size L, 5g gross Condition: Central baguette cut 8mm x 3mm approx, total width 11mm approx, diamonds are fairly white and bright, some visible inclusions to the central baguette, 5.2g - **General condition consistent with age
*Dress. A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1899 [with later alterations], high-waisted empire-line gown with square neckline and train, hand-made, with machine and hand-stitching, comprising an inner shell of ivory taffeta (with zip closure), overlaid with cream hand-made Brussels lace, hook and eye closure at rear, sleeves elbow-length and slightly ruched, train edged in velvet, some small tears and holes in lace, and two small faint dark stains to front, train lightly soiled in places, bust 89cm (35ins), waist 80cm (31.5ins), length excluding train 150cm (59ins), length including train 190.5cm (75ins), together with a colour illustrated bound volume of verse commemorating the marriage of Mr. Port Bromell Elkins and Miss Eleanor Pollock Glass in Pennsylvania, 20th September 1899, second leaf with manuscript inscription certifying the marriage, quarter cream moir‚ cloth, decorative upper cover lettered in silver 'Bridal Bells', contained in original cardboard box, 4to, plus A Brussels lace wedding dress, 1929, cream low-waisted gown, hand-made with machine and hand-stitching, comprising a satin slip with scalloped hem, overlaid with a layered net outer shell, incorporating Brussels lace, and forming cape sleeves, ruched satin sash at waist, with bow to left side, press stud fastenings at rear, with corsage of wired faux flowers to left shoulder, some minor marks and small breaks in lace, bust 86cm (34ins), waist 86cm (34ins), length of slip 110cm (43.25ins), overall length 147cm (58ins), plus a partially deconstructed cream satin dress, late 1880s/early 1890s, comprising a ruched and padded boned bodice, lacking sleeves, and a separate long skirt with bustle pad and train, triple-pleated hem of skirt scalloped to reveal gathered hem of lining, some splits and soiling, together with original underskirt, plus a scallop-edged lace veil, 63 x 244cm (24.75 x 96ins), all contained in a small trunk Provenance: Eleanor Pollock Glass was the current owner's great grandmother, and the first item was worn by her as a going away dress; it was subsequently worn as a wedding dress by the vendor's mother Helen Louise Elkins, on 26th April 1952, and by herself on 4th October 1980. Port Brommell Elkins was an inventor and innovator, and the first person to use reinforced concrete in industrial buildings in Boston. Eleanor and Port's son, George Elkins, married Helen Douglass Gardner on 10th August 1929, and the second wedding dress was hers. The remaining items in the trunk come from the same family. (7)
*Dress. A damask bridal bodice and train, circa 1880s, comprising cream boned bodice, with cap sleeves and neckline edged with flounced layers of chiffon (a little torn and frayed in places), pointed waist with twisted gold damask edging, and a small corsage of wired berries, eyelet holes and ribbon lace for rear fastening, with some hooks and eyes, long train falling from bow and gather at left shoulder, lined with cream satin, inside of padded edge with ruched net trim, mostly hand-sewn, but some machine-stitching present, some marks, especially to edge of train, bust 74cm (29ins), waist 52cm (20.5ins), length of train from shoulders 238cm (94ins), together with a Victorian lace over skirt with train (raw edge at waist) (2)
*Dress. A Regency bodice and skirt, circa 1820s, hand-stitched bodice and skirt in cream muslin, embroidered overall with small circular motif in orange chain stitch with yellow centre, sleeveless lined fitted bodice with boat neck trimmed with cream satin edging, rear fastening with 7 pairs of large hammered hooks and eyes, 5 of the eyes incorporating eyelet holes, chest 72cm (28.5ins), length 28.5cm (11.25ins), unlined skirt with side seam and hemmed at waist but no gathers or fastenings, lower hem padded, length 97cm (38.25ins), width 98cm (38.5ins), together with another matching bodice and skirt, circa 1830s, hand-stitched striped silk taffeta, in bright pink, blue, green, orange, yellow, and beige, lace-trimmed lined fitted bodice with three-quarter sleeves, worn, with tears and underarm stains, lined skirt length with no side seam and unevenly trimmed to ungathered top edge, some minor marks and one or two small holes and tears, length 103 (40.5ins), width 322.5cm (127ins) (4)
*Dress. A lady's bodice, circa 1840s, printed wool challice bodice, with wavy pattern of white lines and pink, green, and yellow floral sprays, on a mottled purple ground, fitted and boned, with v-shaped waist, long narrow curved sleeves with scalloped overlay and rosette to each shoulder, cuffs fastened with 3 hooks and sewn loops, front and sleeves edged with fringed trim, rear fastened with 11 hooks and eyes, and with rosette to waist, calico lining with contemporary indistinct name in sepia ink, and stitched initials 'PA', rosette lacking to boat neck, sleeves with some light staining in places, lining somewhat spotted, bust 72cm (28.5ins), sleeves 48cm (19ins), length 33cm (13ins), together with a later fitted coat of the same fabric, with hand and machine-stitching, small collar, long slim slightly curved sleeves with pleated cuffs, 12 hand-sewn buttonholes, buttons sometime removed, hem with double border of pleats, one pocket, lined to waist in calico, with stitched initials 'PA' to neck, bust 76cm (30ins), sleeves 44.5cm (17.5ins), length 122cm (48ins), plus a Victorian skirt in fine sprigged cotton, close-gathered at rear with short train Two attractive matching garments in remarkably well-preserved condition, the coat eminently wearable. (3)
A set of four graduating 20th Century Japanese vases having cream hand painted narrative panels on a blue ground with a gilt finish, along with a smaller unassociated miniature have with a red design. Tallest measures 22cm high. Together with a Chinese urn / vase of bulbous form having hand painted scenes of people in traditional dress with gilt and raised detailing, having two foo dog handles to the top. AF. Measures 23cm high by 23cm width.
A selection of stamped 925 silver rings to include a dress ring set with three pink stones, a ring set with a large black stone, a mens triangular ring, a heart head ring set with red stones, a ring set with a large pink flat stone (stamped silver), a hallmarked silver ingot ring, and an unmarked silver ring set with a marquise white stone. Total weight approx 59.1g.
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