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Click here to subscribeNATHANIEL PLIMER (BRITISH, 1757-1822)Portrait miniature of a lady in a dark green dress on ivory (ref. QD9SK6UX) 7cm in a gilt-metal frame Provenance Sale, Bonhams, London, 28th April 1999, lot 91; Private collection, UKCondition reportA white line visible across upper section above head, possible damage, see photo online.Some discolouration.A few very minor spots and some surface dirt.
STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1618-1680)Portrait of Margaret Wale (1640-1674), Daughter of Sir William Wale and wife of Sir Edward Seymour 4th Bt. (1633-1707), three-quarter length, standing, wearing a light brown dress with a blue cloak, leaning on a stone pedestal inscribed 'Margaret Daughter of Sr. William Wale First Wife to the Speaker Seymour / Sr. Pr. L' (lower right) oil on canvas 126 x 102cm in an ornately carved late George III gilt-wood frame The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th SeptemberProvenanceThe sitter's family and by descent to Miss J. M. Seymour, East Knoyle House, Wiltshire;Sale, Christie's London, 19th January 1945, (lot no. unknown);Frederick Poke Esq., thence by descentFootnoteImages of the present work have been seen by Catherine MacLeod, Diana Dethloff and David Taylor, authors of the forthcoming catalogue raisonne on Sir Peter Lely. In their opinion the painting is likely to have been executed by Lely's studio, possibly with Lely's hand rendering some of the work to the sitter's head. The composition is directly comparable to a number of Lely's portraits, in particular that of Lady Elizabeth Howard, Lady Felton (1656-1681), painted in circa 1676 and held in the collection at Ickworth House, Suffolk.Margaret's father, Sir William Wale (d.1676) was Alderman of London and became Master of the Vintner's company in 1660. he held the office of High Sheriff of Leicestershire between 1671-1672 and lived in North Lappenham in Rutland. On 7th September 1661 Margaret married Sir Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy MP, 4th Baronet and descendant of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. Seymour was a renowned political orator and was twice appointed Speaker of the House, the first non-lawyer to hold the position for some time. They had two sons Edward, 5th Baronet (1663-1741) and William (1664-1728) who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. The paint surface is dirty with scattered surface flecks of staining. Traces of light craquelure throughout, stable. Discolouration to blues in the sitter’s robe and a repaired tear, visible to the naked eye, lower right. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to a surface repair, upper right and a smaller surface repair, upper left; a small area of retouching to the sitters dress off the lower, central border and to the aforementioned repair to the sitter’s sleeve. Held in an ornate carved wooden frame with some repairs and losses to decoration.
C*** B*** (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) (5)Silhouette of a boy signed with initials and dated 'C B July 24th 1847' (lower right) 23.5 x 18cm together with a silhouette of a lady; a portrait miniature of a lady in a black dress and red necklace; and two portrait miniatures of girls in blue dresses, on paper (5)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (4)Portrait miniature of a lady with a pouf and wearing a pink dress on ivory (ref. DRCE7TB5) 3.7cm in a frame with paste surround together with two other 18th century portrait miniatures; A young man with a black hat, on ivory (ref. FQTF33WN), 3.5cm, in a frame with a paste surround; A woman in a blue and white dress, on ivory (ref. H1MMVVVT), in a frame set with sapphires; and a miniature of Gibraltar Relieved, on ivory (ref. VQB8JCZL) 3.5cm (4)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (4)Portrait miniature of a young girl wearing a white dress on ivory (ref.59EFTDFB) 6cm in a gilt-metal frame, with initials 'WJ' and hair (to the reverse)together with three other portrait miniatures, one of a lady in a white dress, inscribed 'E one' (lower left), on ivory (ref. YR5CYQCB), 6.3cm; one of a lady in a pale dress with a white shawl, on ivory (ref. FSGJL2JM), 7.7cm; and the other of a lady in a white dress, on ivory (ref. W3GRAWTV), 7cm(4)
SARAH BIFFIN (BRITISH, 1784-1850)Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress with a red shawl on ivory (ref. 8M7WFFVF) 9 x 7.5cm in a gilt metal frame with a print of an old label detailed 'Painted by Miss Biffin without hands Boulogne 1822' with Bonhams old lot number '193' taped to it Provenance Sale, Bonhams, 21st November 1996, lot 193, where acquired by the present owner; Private collection, UK Footnote Sarah Biffin was an English painter born with no arms and only vestigial legs.Condition reportSmall vertical white line visible to left of neck in background.Very small spot of paint loss to lower right on blue of chair.Two very small white spots upper left corner.Otherwise appears overall generally good condition.
M*** C*** (BRITISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY) (3)Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress and a white head dress signed with initials 'MC' (lower left) on ivory (ref. 9CSW1FR1) 5cm in a gilt-metal frame together with a 19th century portrait miniature of a lady, with a portrait of a gentleman (to the reverse), on ivory (ref. 27PHJY57), 6.7cm, in a gilt-metal frame; and a late 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman with a beard, thought to be a Mr Bedford, signed with monogram (centre right), on ivory (ref. Y4YC78UM),6.2cm, in a gilt-metal frame(3)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a dark coat; Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress, a pair on ivory (gentlemen ref. YSGA28MW) (lady ref. XZDPX1KA) each 6.5cm each in a gilt-metal frame, with initials and hair (to the reverse) (2)
HUNT AND SON (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) (8)Kisber engraving, published by George Rees, 1876 plate size 59 x 76cm together with another print in colours of Kisber, image size 38 x 50cm; a reproduction print in colours of Park Top, 49 x 38cm (oval); two horse racing photographs of Henbit; a photograph of the racehorse Psidum; an engraving of Le Prince Antoine D'Esterhasy by J Pichler, plate size 37.5 x 26.5cm; and a pair of reproduction prints in colour of men in elaborate dress with horses (8)ProvenanceThe collection of the late Countess Bunny EsterhazySee Bellmans website for further details:https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zy
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Silver florin, 1849. Royal Mint. Godless. Crowned 'Gothic' head of Queen Victoria left, dress decorated with rose, thistle and shamrock; W.W. behind near edge; VICTORIA REGINA 1849 Design by William Wyon. / Crowned, cruciform shields, rose in centre, floral emblems in angles; ONE FLORIN above; ONE TENTH OF A POUND below. Design by William Dyce. Edge milled.Extremely fine, toned. Reference: S-3890; KM-745Mintage: 413,320.Weight: 11.3104 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) Full Length Portrait of Frances Neale, Seated on an Architectural Terrace, wearing a red dress and lace bonnet, her right arm stroking a pet dog Oil on canvas, 125 x 100cm In a 18th century carved giltwood frame With an old label verso, inscribed in ink: Frances Neale third youngest daughter and co-heiress of John Neale of Allesley County Warwick MP for Coventry 1722 to 1741. She was born at Allesley in 1723 and was married on the 20th October 1742, to Sir John Turner of Washam Norfolk 3rd and last Baronet. She died 7th March and was buried at Washam. She was the mother of Robert Huley and Lady Folkes. This portrait is by Vanderbank.
FREDERICK NEWENHAM (1807-1859) ‘Rich and Rare were the Gems She Wore’: Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas laid down on wood, 91.5 x 71 cm Signed and dated 1854 Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1854 (no. 1084) Literature: William Laffan, in Nicola Figgis (ed.), Art and Architecture of Ireland Volume 2 (Dublin, London, New Haven, 2014) pp. 385-86, illustrated fig 394 Newenham is among the talented group of artist to emerge from Cork in the nineteenth-century and is noted in Peter Murray’s history of Cork art as a member of the artistic family whose members also included Robert O’Callaghan Newenham, the landscape painter, and William Newenham of Coolmore, county Cork, who combined his role as Superintendent General of Barracks with an active career as a topographical artist. According to Strickland, Frederick Newenham was born in Cork in 1807, but, like Daniel Maclise and James Barry, he made his name in London where ‘he achieved some success, becoming a fashionable painter of ladies’ portraits’. However he also painted history and anecdotal pictures which he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1838 to 1855 as well as sending seventeen paintings to the British Institution between 1841 and 1852. The subjects of these were largely drawn from history and included Cromwell Dictating to Milton (1850) and Princess Elizabeth Examined by the Council (1852). As William Laffan notes in Art and Architecture of Ireland (2014), ‘the sheer scale of some of these attests to Newenham,’s ambition – the Cromwell picture measures 11 ft across’. Newenham was also commissioned to paint portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His technical ability is clearly apparent in this work which takes its subject from Moore’s Melodies, which famously also inspired Maclise, Newenham’s elder by one year. Rich and rare were the gems she wore And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore But oh! Her beauty was far beyond Her sparkling gems, or snow white wand. An allegory of ‘Erin’s honour and Erin’s pride’, it tells the story of a young lady of great beauty’ who ‘adorned with jewels and costly dress, undertook a journey alone, from one end of [Ireland] to another, but ‘such an impression had the laws and government of [King Brien] made on the minds of all the people, that no attempt was made upon her honour, nor was she robbed of her clothes of jewels’. Newenham’s picture was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1854 under the title ‘Rich and rare were the gems she wore’. It shows the young lady preparing for her journey, her jewel box in the table and her looking glass to the left – rather recalling iconography of The Lady of Shallot, so beloved of contemporary Pre-Raphaelite artists. Described in Art and Architecture of Ireland as ‘an accomplished piece of painting; which shows Newenham to have fine colourist working in a polished high Victorian manner’, it invites further study on this largely forgotten contemporary of Maclise.
SIX 18TH & 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURES, believed all painted on ivory slips, all individually framed, comprising, 2 x small oval portraits of gentlemen, one being in a clerical collar and mounted in gilt metal, 4 x 2.75cms overall, the other showing a blue jacketed gentleman with silk scarf in an ebonised frame, 9 x 8.25cms overall, circular format miniature of a veiled woman in a black dress holding a fan, drawn scroll monogram to paper verso in a unmarked gilt metal circular frame with suspension ring, portrait 5.75cms diam., overall incl. frame 6.5cms, oval portrait of a bonneted lady, written detail to the card verso 'Sophie Charlotte of Hanover' in a pierced brass cornucopia, fruit and floral decorated frame, 6.75 x 5cms the portrait, 11 x 10cms overall, oval portrait of a bonneted lady with pearl necklace, signed 'Harper? 1889' in a decorative brass ribbon crested mount with easel stand back, 9 x 7.5cms the portrait, 14 x 11cms overall, oval format portrait of a blue ribbon bonneted lady, signed 'Rouvier', dated 1782, 8.5 x 6.5cms the portrait, 15.5 x 13.75cms overallProvenance: private collection Caernarfon(GOV.UK self-declaration form completed for the sale of this item - Submission reference EZ8UG8OA)
A 1930's Lenci (Italy) felt doll, the pressed felt head with painted features including black eyebrows, side glancing blue eyes and red lips, blonde wig, wearing a mauve and yellow felt dress with detail and underclothes, pink felt bow to hair and pink felt shoes, trademark stamp to upper leg, 51cm high
A collection of vintage 20th century designers ladies fashion to include a Hervé L Leroux black ruched cocktail dress, a chiffon boned white cocktail dress, a lace Peggy Allen tea dress, a black Versace strap back slip dress, a flapper style black evening dress embellished with sequins and beading with lace hem, a navy 1940s and a green and gold sequined evening dress.
English School, late 19th c - Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, with curly auburn hair in white dress, ivory, oval, 48mm, English School, c1900 - A Child, over a photographic image, ivory, 34mm diam and a miniature painted engraving of figures, each in oval or circular silver frame with pastes (3) Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: 7EEU6WF8 and PRCDXRTN Good condition
English School, late 18th c - Portrait Miniatures of a Divine; a Lady, in powered wig or cap and black dress, ivory, oval, 39mm, each mounted in gold slide, adapted (2) Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: WQJSPAAZ and 4ZSKZ3NH Miniatures in apparently good condition, undisturbed in the slides
English School, c1770 - Portrait Miniature of a Woman, with blue eyes, her lightly powdered hair fashionably dressed, in lace trimmed brown dress, ivory, oval, 41mm, giltmetal frame and a smaller contemporary miniature of a child, ivory, 36mm, giltmetal frame (2) Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: 4ES64M38 and B78BQ7HV Both in good condition
English School, c1810 - Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, with rosy cheeks and curly black hair, in coral necklace and white dress, sky background, ivory, oval, 73mm, later metal frame Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: PLGS9G7Z Good condition
English School, 19th c - Portrait Miniature of a Man, with curly light brown hair, in white stock and black coat, ivory, oval, 68mm, papier mache frame with oak leaf hanger, another 19th c portrait miniature of a young woman in a white dress, ivory, 48mm diam and a 19th c miniature of a man, in navy coat, pearwood frame (3) Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: 63WBNDZ1 and HZ78M9DN Wood framed miniature - flat chip on underside of glass, miniature faded but undamaged
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