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Continental school (early 20th century)A miniature portrait of a girl, with ribboned bonnet and carrying a hoe and posy of flowers, signed with initials 'M.B.', watercolour on ivory, tondo, 76mm diameter, in stained wooden frame.

English school (19th century)An oval miniature portrait of a young man, with navy blue topcoat and white stock, watercolour on ivory, 60 x 50mm, in ebonised frame.

Martha Kraftmeier (Exh. 1899-1901)An oval miniature portrait of a young child with curly blonde hair and blue chemise, signed, watercolour on ivory, 55 x 45mm, in a gilt brass frame with ribbon swag ornament and outer folding leather case.

19th century English schoolAn oval miniature portrait of a young girl, with pink stole, curled hair and blue eyes, watercolour on ivory, 56 x 45mm, in a gilt frame with blue enamelled and hairwork glazed panel to the reverse.

After Hans HolbeinAn oval miniature portrait of Sir Thomas More, with brown fur stole and gold medallion, watercolour on ivory, 7cm high, in ebonised frame with acorn finial.

English school (19th century)An oval miniature portrait of a lady, in lace trimmed white bonnet and dress, watercolour on ivory, 68 x 60mm in a gilt mounted and ebonised frame.

Mary K WaudbyA shepherd resting with flock of sheep, signed, miniature, 5 x 7cm; three further by the same hand; and an oval silhouette portrait; all contained in a stained pine and glazed table top display cabinet, 29 x 46cm

William Wood (British, 1769-1810)A portrait miniature of a young lady in profile to the left and wearing a white dress. Watercolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame. Oval, 83mm (3 1/4in) highFootnotes:Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA and China is already prohibited.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Horace Hone, ARA (Irish, circa 1756-1825)A portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress. Watercolour on ivory, the pendant frame with glazed plaited hair compartment to the reverse with gilt monogram, MJ, later brooch fitting. Oval, 71mm (2 13/16in) highFootnotes:Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA and China is already prohibited.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Horace Hone, ARA (Irish, circa 1756-1825)A portrait miniature of a gentleman, wearing white chemise, blue coat and waistcoat. Watercolour on ivory, signed and dated on the obverse, HH/ 1792, pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, MJ, within a blue glass surround, together with a further portrait miniature on ivory of a young gentleman wearing blue coat, white waistcoat, chemise, stock and cravat, his hair powdered (Circle of N. Freese, British, active 1794-1814), pendant frame with glazed plaited hairwork compartment with gilt monogram, GH, within a blue glass surround. Oval, title miniature: 70mm (2 3/4in) high (2)Footnotes:Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA and China is already prohibited.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

MINIATURE BOOKS - DAVID BRYCEA fine and extensive collection of miniature books, mostly published by David Bryce & Son of Glasgow, including: --[Qur'an] The 'Mite Koran', photolithographic reduction, printed in Arabic, with facsimile attestation at end, patterned endpapers, red morocco gilt, 27 x 19 mm. [Bondy p.111-2], [c.1900]--'Smallest English Classic in the World': Thomas Gray, An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, green roan, 17 x 13mm. [Bondy p.113-4], 1911--The Smallest English Dictionary in the World, later purple goatskin with multiple gilt fleur-de-lys all over design, 29 x 23mm. [Bondy p.107, 'this miracle of of miniature book production... easily readable']--[Qur'an], facsimile of an illuminated manuscript, in Maghribi script, decorative gilt limp leather, 23 x 18mm., [Cairo, c.1930], the last 2 contained in a model wooden school desk--[Chained Bibles] 'Smallest Bible in the World', The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 2 copies, illustrations, dark and light brown blind-stamped roan respectively, with magnifier in pocket inside front cover, 42 x 30mm., both chained to a model wooden lectern (the first with with printed label on lectern, tear to joint, the second with defective title-page, covers loose and lacking backstrip, chain detached from lectern), [Bondy p.109], [1911]; with another copy of the very small New Testament (see no. 10 below), chained to a small silver-plated model lectern--'The Smallest Bible in the World': The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, illustrations, red gilt-tooled roan, with magnifier in pocket at front (this cover detached), 42 x 30mm., 1896--'Burns Family Bible': The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, illustrations, blind-stamped limp calf and original tartan-covered hinged wooden case, with printed label 'Smallest Bible in the World with Burns' Family Register in the Poet's Handwriting', 45 x 30mm. [Bondy p.110]--'Illustrated Miniature Bible': The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, illustrations, dark purple roan, elaborately gilt with title on front cover, preserved in original metal locket with gilt-lettered red roan front panel and inset magnifier (case worn), 43 x 30mm. --Robert Burns, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, reduced facsimile of the first edition, publisher's stiff printed wrappers, 29 x 20mm. [Bondy p.113], Kilmarnock, 1786 [but Glasgow, c.1900]--Golden Thoughts from Great Authors, 2 copies, dark red and dark blue limp calf, 29 x 20mm. [Bondy p.113]--[Midget Library], 12 vol. including The Smallest French and English Dictionary in the World by F.E.A. Gasc [cf. Bondy p.107]; Tiny Alphabet of Animals and Tiny Alphabet of Birds [cf. Bondy, p.72]; The New Testament [cf. Bondy p.111, 'staggeringly small', 20 x 16m.], 1925; Old English, Scotch and Irish Songs with Music [Bondy, p.113] and a Koran, all in red roan gilt (the Koran elaborately so), all housed in original single wooden stand with hinged metal and glass front (metal worn) --Tennyson, [Works], 4 vol., limp green roan, spines darkened, preserved in single open case with embossed metal surround, each 52 x 35mm. --'Finger Post Series for the Pocket': Ambulance Hints; Daily Food for Daily Life, 2 vol., both with double-page title and text, uniform maroon and dark green roan respectively, upper cover with gilt illustration of a signpost and gate, 77 x 25mm. --'The Finger Prayer Book': The Book of Common Prayer, limp blue roan, blue silk endpapers, slightly soiled and worn at spine end, housed in open metalwork carrying case with chain, 90 x 30mm., Oxford University Press and Henry Frowde, [c.1900]--Charles Dickens [Christmas Books], 'Oxford India paper Edition', 5 vol. including a Christmas Carol, limp red roan gilt, spines darkened, preserved in single open case with embossed metal surround, each 52 x 35mm., Henry Frowde, 1904-1906; another set, 5 vol., dark red limp roan, spines faded and rubbed, 50 x 37mm., Henry Frowde, 1904--Walter Scott, [Works], 6 vol., light blue pictorial cloth, spine gilt, housed in tartan-covered wooden box hinged at top and bottom, with inset portrait and illustration to front, 86 x 62mm., New York, F.A. Stokes [D. Bryce on spines]--The Illustrated Pocket Shakespeare, 8 vol., 2 sets, red and blue (larger format) cloth respectively, spines gilt; Burns's Poetical Works, Pearl Edition, 6 vol., blue pictorial cloth; 7 Midget Library volumes (including 3 copies each of the Smallest English Dictionary and Smallest French & English Dictionary, red roan, some spines worn or torn); Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, double-page text, decorative green roan, slightly worn; 4 'Thumb Series' volumes (Autograph, Confession, Gazetteer, Book of Bible, cloth); 8 volumes by Scott, cloth; Burns's Poems, tartan cloth; and 2 others, all contained in a glass-fronted bookcase with 3 shelves--Shakespeare, 'The Smallest and Daintiest Standard Set of Shakespeare in the World' (Bryce catalogue), 40 vol., limp roan in various colours, some with spines worn/defective or covers detached, in original sycamore revolving bookcase, c.51 x 34mm. [cf. Bondy p.114-5]Glasgow, David Bryce unless otherwise stated, dates where given; and c.70 other miniature books, mostly published by Bryce (see Condition Report), with one exception all in original publisher's bindingsFootnotes:THE SMALLEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD: AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF MINIATURE VOLUMES, mostly produced by the Glasgow publisher David Bryce & Son, often in collaboration with Henry Frowde at the Oxford University Press. In a short space of time Bryce went from the position of a relatively unknown publisher to that of a vastly successful entrepreneur, using the latest printing technologies to produce 'more wee books than the total world production up to that time' (James Henderson, 'David Bryce & Son', The News-letter of the LXIV-mos, no. 11, 15 October 1928). As Bryce wrote in 1876, 'I descended to the miniature, mite and midget size, producing a little dictionary, the smallest in the world, in a locket accompanied by a magnifying glass. I had many a scoff and jeer as to the absurdity of the production, nevertheless it at once appealed... and its sales are now over 100,000.'Some of the books in the collection are housed in original or specially made boxes, cases and other furniture - including two large glass-fronted bookcases which contain some of the largest and smallest volumes. The collection contains many of the books described in the chapter devoted to Bryce in Louis Bondy's Miniature Books, 1981, including the Qur'an, the English and French & English dictionaries, Gray's Elegy (the smallest Bryce book, 'exceedingly rare... at one time said not to exist'), three Bibles chained to model lecterns, the facsimile of Burns' Poems, and several of the sets such as the 'Ellen Terry Shakespeare'.The 'Mite Koran', in its distinctive red, blue or black leather bindings with a circular void in the gilt pattern, was a photolithographic reduction of two different Ottoman editions, and was printed on India paper specially produced for Bryce by Henry Frowde at the Oxford University Press. The two copies of the Qur'an included here are both the variant described by Nick McBurney as the '1871 Bryce', easily distinguished from the '1884 Bryce' (which was based on a different Istanbul edition) by the inclusion of the signatures and seals of ten Islamic scholars at the end. It is often noted that these Qur'ans were issued to Muslim soldiers fighting in World War I, but in fact they were printed on an industrial scale for export to the Arab world, where they were mostly carried as keepsakes rather than used for reading. 'Printed by the thous... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Four: Major A. C. Eyre, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. A. C. Eyre. Oxf. & Bucks.); together with the related miniature award, these mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine, the last rare to unit (4) £160-£200 --- Anthony Courtney Eyre was born on 11 February 1922, the son of Major William Valentine Eyre, and was educated at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire. In the October 1944 Army List he is recorded as a Second Lieutenant, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, with a Regular Army Emergency Commission, with seniority from 23 August 1941, but also a War Substantive Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 October 1942. He was granted a Regular Army Commission as a Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 5 December 1945, with seniority from 11 August 1944, and was promoted Captain on 11 February 1949. The Regimental Journal notes that in 1947 he was seconded for service in Germany for Operation Woodpecker, and went to fell trees in the Harz Mountains and Luneburg Heath in order to export German timber to the U.K. for reconstruction. In 1949 he was seconded to the Pakistan Army, and in 1951 is recorded as serving with the 1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. He retired on 1 September 1955, and was granted the honorary rank of Major. Sold together with a portrait photograph of the recipient.

A fine miniature portrait of a Guards Officer. A well executed early 19th Century miniature oval portrait of a Guards Officer, the subject shown in full dress uniform, oil on ivory, mounted in a gilt frame in the form of a circular brooch with decorative surround, with glazed front, the portrait 38mm x 32mm, extremely fine condition £240-£280

A portrait miniature, various daguerreotypes, pocket knives etc Condition Report:Available upon request

An oval brooch 4cm x 3.5cm, set with a portrait miniature on porcelain of a lady in late in 17th century dress, tests as approximately 9ct gold, 10.5g gross

watercolour on ivory, signed and dated bottom right, 21.5cm x 14.5cm; together with a further PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY, watercolour on ivory, depicting a young lady against a floral ground, 12cm x 9cm; in giltwood framesFootnote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

PERSIAN MINIATURE, oval framed portrait of Bearded Nobleman, 2" height

Paust, portrait miniature depicting Domenico Sestini (Florence 1750-1832), famous numismatist and archaeologist.During his numerous travels he visited Sicily (where he had been appointed keeper of the library and museum of the nobleman from Catania Ignazio Paternò Castello, Prince de 'Biscari), Asia Minor (where he learned Turkish, which he transliterated with a very effective system of his invention), Syria, Mesopotamia (Baghdad, Basra), the Aegean, then the Balkans, Hungary (guest of various illustrious personalities of the caliber of Cristoforo Migazzi) and finally Germany. In Germany I work for the rearrangement of the numismatic collection, which later became the nucleus of the Münzkabinett.In 1810 he went to Paris and then returned to Florence, as librarian of the Grand Duchess Elisa Baciocchi. He will return to Hungary to rearrange the numismatic collection of the Viczays (Mihály Viczay senior and Mihály Viczay junior) in Hédervár (Hedervarian Museum). It was precisely as a result of these works done in Hungary that the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand III appointed him professor at the University of Pisa . He is buried in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence.

An unusual 19th Century French Ormolu box, naturalistically formed as an oyster shell, the hinged lid opening to reveal and framed glazed recess for a miniature portrait

An English mid 19th Century naive school miniature portrait, depicting two young girls in a landscape, watercolour, unframed, 15cm x 11cm 

A miniature portrait study of an Elizabethan gentleman, inscribed verso "Regant Murray" in ebonised frame 

19th Century school,  portrait miniature of a young lady with flowers in her hair and white lace dress

A small 19th Century miniature portrait, of a military officer

A small miniature portrait study, of a lady wearing blue dress and lace collar in ebonised frame

A COLLECTION OF MINIATURE WATERCOLOURS, COMPRISING OF FOUR PORTRAIT STUDIES AND TWO HARBOUR SCENES (6)

A 19th century miniature portrait of a gentleman with top-hat, oil on canvas laid on board, H.10.5cm W.8.5cm  

A CIRCULAR IVORY BOX AND COVEREarly 19th CenturyThe cover inset with a glazed oval panel housing a portrait miniature of lady, apparently unsigned, the portrait approx 7.8cm 6.7cm, the box 10.5cm diameter x 2.5cm highCondition report:The base plate of the box is loose and requires refitting, the cover portrait panel is ill-fitting and possibly later added.

NINE PORTRAIT MINIATURES (9)19th Century & LaterTo include a French miniature of a Queen, a young girl wearing a white dress, a side profile of a gentleman, a young child wearing a blue coat with white collars, signed 'J.Com', and five others, all framed and glazed, the largest 10.5cm x 8cm.

INDIAN SCHOOL: A MINIATURE DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF SHAH JAHAN AND HIS CONSORTOval, 5.8cm x 4.4cm

John Smart (1742-1811)A portrait miniature of an officerWearing a red uniform and black stockOn ivoryDiamond and ruby set frameApparently not signedApproximate dimensions of portrait 2.9cm x 2.5cm Overall dimensions including suspension loop 4.5cm x 3.5cmProvenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London. Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.Condition Report: Overall the painting appears to be in good condition, there are small amounts of paint loss to the edge at approximately 2 o'clock, and some dirt and dust beneath the glass. Please note, the painting is loose within the diamond and ruby surround and requires re-soldering. The diamonds are relatively dull and bear natural surface reaching inclusions and some chips. There is one diamond missing, just left of 6 o'clock. The stones appear to be set in sliver, which is tarnished and shows age related wear. 

AFTER FRANCIS MILES (9)Five printed portraits of womenovaleach 13 x 9cmtogether with a colour print of a 17th century gentleman; a colour print of Marchesa Casati; a black and white print of a portrait miniature of a lady in profile; and a colour print of a garden(9)

Miniature portrait of Napoleon, signed Cosway, together with another miniature portrait, printed, of Duke of Wellington, 8cm x 6 cm. (portrait of Napoleon) (2)Condition report: Knocks, wear and losses throughout. Surface marks to the frame. Paintings not inspected out of the frame.

Late 18th century AD. A rectangular wooden icon with two mounting slots to the reverse; facing portrait in oil of St. Nicholas in robes with the stole looped over his left forearm, holding a book in one hand and making the sign of benediction with the other, two miniature nimbate figures above his shoulders, legends above; with a separate silver oklad cover featuring raised edges and ornate border, open to reveal the saint's figure and his two flanking neighbours, with an elaborate floral nimbus for Nicholas and more modest nimbuses for the others. 2.1 kg total, 31.5 x 25cm (cover: 31.5 x 26.5cm) (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 (12 1/2 x 10 1/2)"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. Fine condition.

A 19th century English School portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a white blouse, (circular), inscribed to reverse “Gabrielle Caroline Wolaston 14, Denning Road, Hampstead”, 1½” diam., in ebonised frame.

A 19th century French portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a low-cut dress, 3¼” x 2½” (oval), in an ivory frame, (frame w.a.f.).

An early 20th century portrait miniature of a First World War army officer, Douglas Montgomery Dening, his head in profile, 3” x 2½”, in gilt-metal mount, & tooled leather outer case; & another portrait miniature of a gentleman.

19th century portrait miniature watercolour in an ebonised slip with two other similar portrait miniatures (3)

Comprising: a hardstone cameo brooch, a shell cameo brooch, a portrait miniature brooch, a Wedgwood blue jasperware brooch and a turquoise and seed pearl bar brooch, distress, the hardstone cameo approximately 4,7cm in length(5)

A plaster relief portrait, Samuel Pepys, frame 13cm., a Victorian portrait miniature on ivory, a silhouette portrait and a woven silk picture

Horace Hone (Anglo Irish 1754 - 1825) portrait miniature of William Gray (1735 - 1805) contained within a yellow metal and blue enamel locket, with hair panel and initials WG, the oval miniature signed HH and dated 1790, 9 x 7cm including frame

A portrait miniature painting of a young lady. BOOK A VIEWING TIME SLOT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THIS LOT. IMPORTANT: Online bidding only. Collection by appointment via our website or arrange with Mailboxes Etc couriers ONLY. Restrictions apply to ensure social distancing.

19th century Black Forest Miniature Portrait Frame with easel back containing a portrait of a lady, 12cms high

19th century Oval Miniature Portrait depicting Christ wearing a crown of thorns contained within an Ecclesiastical Wooden Carved Frame with easel back, 19cms high

A 19th century Indian miniature portrait in a leather case.

A Late 19th/Early 20th Century miniature portrait of Mrs Theodora Dyke Acland, possibly related to Sir William Gull, one of the Physicians in Ordinary to Queen Victoria. Hand-painted on glass, bearing the signature 'silver', oval-shaped with gilt surround set within a wooden frame3 x 2.7ins Qty: 1

A 19th century oil miniature portrait painting study of a maiden set into a gilt frame with deep mount. Unsigned. Measures approx; 31cm x 29cm.

An 18th Century watercolour on ivory portrait painting miniature depicting a gentleman, possibly John Thirnbeck of London. The sitter depicting in black formal dress jacket with white shirt. Set to an ebonised square frame with oak leaf mount. Measures approx; 11cm x 13cm.

Three 19th Century Portrait miniature paintings / studies comprising one of a gentleman facing right, a silhouette example of a lady facing left and another of a lady facing left. Each in good ebonised frames with brass oak leaf mounts, Measures approx; 17cm x 14cm.

An 18th Century large size portrait miniature on ivory study painting depicting General Sir Charles Stewart (1753-1801). Depicts Stewart in full military dress jacket and white curled wig. The portrait set within a boulle work brass and tortoiseshell frame. Label to verso. Measures approx; 19cm x 17cm.

Georgian Period - Excellent Portrait Miniature on Ivory Bone, Of An Attractive Young Lady, Wearing a Low Cut Dress and Necklace, Comes with Red Leather Wallet, 2.5 x 2 Inches - 6.25 x 5.0 cms. Excellent Condition In All Aspects.

A Regency watercolour miniature portrait of a lady wearing a coral necklace, 7.6cm x 6.3cm

A late 19th century watercolour miniature depicting a young Continental bride, a 19th century portrait miniature print of a young lady, each housed in a black lacquered wooden rectangular frame with gilt metal embellishments, 19cm x 17cm, together with two floral watercolours in giltwood oval frames.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A 19th century oval two tone rose and yellow gold coloured photograph locket of very fine quality; the suspension loop above a monogram in high relief with highly decorative shaped and engraved lettering, the locket opening to reveal two 19th century male shoulder length portrait miniature photographs, the suspension loop and back with vertical relief of flowerheads and leaves etc. (6cm including suspension loop, untested)

An early 20th century hardwood war club in the Iroquois style. Well-patinated, the terminal modelled as an elongated male face wearing flat headdress. 'GORE'S LANDING - ONTARIO - 1917' carved in relief to one side. The handle with drill hole for suspension loop. (Some 'fracture' marks to the top and left-hand side of head) (39.5cm). Past residents of the village of Gore's Landing (named after the Irishman, Thomas Sinclair Gore, who settled there in 1845) include the historical artist J D Kelly (1862-1958) and the miniature portrait painter Gerald Sinclair Hayward (1845-1926).

A 19th century oval portrait miniature; the finely cast oval gilt metal frame surrounding a half length portrait of a Victorian gentleman with a long beard, black tie, white cravat and black jacket, the glazed reverse with locks of hair and seed pearls etc., with horizontal pin (as a mourning brooch) (6cm x 5.5cm)

A 19th century portrait miniature silhouette initialled RJB (ebonised frame size 14.75cm x 12.5cm) 

A 19th century gilt framed oval portrait shoulder length miniature; Victorian gentleman with white cravat, bow tie and black jacket, glazed reverse (7.5cm x 6cm)

A 19th century ebonised framed oval portrait miniature brooch/pendant; central oval porcelain insert painted with a half-length portrait of an elder Victorian gentleman in white cravat and black tie and jacket (6cm high)

A collection of vintage costume jewellery to include two miniature portrait/icon pendants on bone one marked to reverse Poland, after Lochner, Maia Witowalz  along with a paste set carved clip, Art Deco style pendant, bead necklaces, buckles and brooches etc (1 bag)

An Edwardian miniature of a young lady painted on ivory in an enameled gilt metal desk frame, together with a 19th century ivory circular box, the cover inset with a portrait miniature of a young lady (2)