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Lot 1630
A 17th century Charles II period oval portrait miniature of a titled lady wearing a blue dress with a country house in the background, watercolour on vellum, in a silver locket, 5.5 by 6cms.Condition ReportThe glass is cracked but the surface of the watercolour appears to be intact with no damage.
Lot 204
Austrian 19th Century Excellent Quality 18ct White Gold - Hand Painted Oval Shaped Large Brooch, Set with Rose Cut Diamond to Border, The Central Portrait Miniature of a Young Couple In Mid 19th Century Dress, The Back of Brooch with Austrian Gold Marks, Also Tests High Ct Gold. Weight 25.7 grams.
Lot 134
Y Nathaniel Freese (British 1761/2-1831) A double-sided portrait of a boy, wearing blue coat with gold buttons, and white frilled edge shirt; and a girl in a blue dress with white slip, black necklace tucked in at corsage, dark curled hair Watercolour on ivory, oval 5.8cm (2¼ in.) high Gilt metal frame with plaited hair surround Provenance: Sale, Christie's, London, Important Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, 10 June 2008, lot 57 Condition Report: Boy: Some light surface dirt throughout. There is a slight discrepancy to the pigmentation in the sitter's face but this is very subtle and not clear whether this was the artist's intention rather than later restoration. Some very slight bowing to the ivory sheet. Girl: Some light surface dirt throughout. The miniature has slipped in the mount a little but there is no obvious bowing. There is a small white blemish to the left of the sitter's right shoulder but this looks like it might have been part of the artist's original intention. Unexamined out of glazed frame. The glaze with some surface scratching. The mount with one holding pin missing. Otherwise no significant condition issues, commensurate with age. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 65
English School (18th century) Double-sided portrait miniature of a lady and a gentleman; she wearing red dress with white underslip, her brown hair upswept; he wearing brown coat, blue waistcoat, white stock and chemise, his powdered wig curled and worn long Oil on metal, oval 5.2cm (2 in.) high In a gilt metal mount
Lot 179
Y Charles Jagger (British 1770 - 1827) A young gentleman, wearing blue coat with gold buttons, checked waistcoat and knotted cravat Watercolour on ivory, oval 6.7cm (2½ in.) high In a gilt metal frame with beaded border Provenance: Sale, Christie's, London, Important Gold Boxes and Portrait Miniatures, 6 December 2005, lot 155 Condition Report: There is a small smudge at '2 o'clock' which is visible in the online catalogue illustration. Some light surface dirt throughout. The miniature is a little small in its frame. Some very light bowing to the miniature but this is barely noticeable. Otherwise the work appears to be in good condition. Unexamined out of glazed frame. The mount with some light surface scratches commensurate with age, otherwise in good condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 164
Y English School (c.1800) A double-sided portrait miniature; the obverse with a lady, wearing white dress, her powdered hair with blue ribbon; the reverse depicting Venus and Cupid in a landscape Watercolour on ivory, oval Reverse inscribed Hope Springs Eternal In The Human Breast 6cm (2¼ in.) high In a gilt metal mount Condition Report: Lady: There is a vertical crack running the length of the right side (3.8cm). Some very light discolouration to areas of the background, together with some light surface dirt and scratching. The miniature has slipped in the frame slightly and there is a very slight hint that the ivory is starting to bow. Unexamined out of glazed frame. Hope Springs: Some discolouration to the green pigment in the trees which has now turned brown. Some of the applied detail to the forest floor has been lost at the extreme edge but this is barely noticeable. There are also traces of associated glue residue, but this will have been present since the works conception. There is no crack to this miniature, and therefore this is on a separate ivory sheet to the portrait to the obverse. The miniature has slipped in the frame slightly. Unexamined out of glazed frame. The mount with some general wear, nicks and tarnishing commensurate with age. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 146
Y Attributed to Nathaniel Plimer (British 1757-1822) A man and a young lady among clouds, he wearing red robe, she wearing a white dress Watercolour on ivory, oval 8.5cm (3¼ in.) high In a Papier-mâché frame Provenance: Sale, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, Fine Portrait Miniatures, 19 March 1996, lot 80 (offered as fully attributed to Nathaniel Plimer) Condition Report: Very light scattered surface dirt throughout, with a small brown spot to the right of the lady's head (visible in online illustration). Light surface scratches throughout. Some loss to the paint at the extreme edges, and this is most heavy to the lower left edge. Small area of possible retouching to the sky left of the man's head. The miniature as been laid down to the card backing. The mount with some nicks to the corners and general wear throughout commensurate with age, would benefit from being re-glazed. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 139
Late-Georgian scrapbook of prints, predominantly late-18th century but with earlier material, to include an engraved portrait of Carlos Coloma by Paulus Pontius after Anthony van Dyck, c.1630-1645 (other examples in British Museum); Rural Beauty or Vauxhall Garden, illustrated sheet music or ballad, engraved by George Bickham Jnr, c.1740 (example in V&A); engraved portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman, 1640; Blindman's Buff, droll engraving, Laurie & Whittle, 1794; A Taste in High Life, etching & engraving after William Hogarth; Elegia Quinta, stipple engraving by Thomas Kirk after Richard Westall, J. & J. Boydell, 1797; miniature etching of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax, engraved by Thomas Worlidge, 1755 (example in BM); engraved portrait of Countess of Clarendon by Goldar after Kneller (example in NPG); Taking Water for Vauxhall, printed for Robert Sayer, 1790 (example in Yale); engraved portrait of Christopher Columbus by Bartolome Vazquez, 1791 (example in BM); engraving of putti with fish by Pieter van Avont after Wenceslaus Hollar, c.1644-1652 (example in BM); etching of family with baby by Thomas Rowlandson, 1787; Nap in the Country, etching by Rowlandson, 1785 (example in Met); The Satyr and the Peasant, etching by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1764 (example in Met); The Gigg with a view of Epsom Downs, engraving, Robert Sayer 1792; A Fleet Wedding, engraving by John June, 1747; various portraits including James Whitney (highwayman), Christopher Wright (Gunpowder Plot), Mary Davis (grew horns), Elizabeth Woodcock (found buried in snow), Joseph Capper (eccentric inmate at Horns pub, Kennington), Dicky Dickinson (Governor of Scarborough Spaw), Mrs [Letitia Ann] Sage ('the first female aerial traveller'), Henry Blacker ('The Irish Giant'), John Hatfield ('The Famous Seducer'), and numerous other portraits, fashion plates, stipple engravings by Bartolozzi or similar, natural history plates, and various smaller clippings, well-filled with approximately 180 pictures, plus 25 loose prints, including a stipple-engraved portrait of George Washington by Ridley, 1800, Daniel Dancer (miser), John Elwes (miser), a small mezzotint droll of a fashionable young woman by Sayer, and others. Contemporary polished calf, rebacked with the original spine laid down and a later morocco title label lettered in giltProvenance: From the collection of Stanley Austin, author of The History of Engraving, [1908], thence by descent
Lot 309
A Victorian Sampler by Agnes Carrick, a late 19th/early 20th century silk mourning dress with embroidered collar, retailed by Fraser & Sons Glasgow, a cased sewing kit, a brass inkwell, a glass example, a framed portrait miniature, a plate Wahl Eversharp propelling pencil, a Veglia bakelit carriage clock, Condition Report: Not available for this lot
Lot 610
Various bygones, collectables, Canon camera lens, other Tokina 80-200mm 1:4.5 Japan, cased pair of spectacles, pince nez, dagger, rosary beads, carved camel, chrome plated whistle, headless portrait rooms, black and white photographs, miniature cricket bat 1958 first Test, early 20thC pin with oval portrait, various other items, metal Masonic style pierced medallion, etc. (a quantity)
Lot 2207
19th century portrait miniature on ivory of a young officer, 6 x 5cm, with a further portrait miniature on ivory of a gentleman in side profile wearing a wig and a further portrait miniature watercolour on paper, side profile of a boy, 9 x 6.5cm (3).Additional InformationThe example of the office with a large crack running through, it appears to have been glued to the back board. Each of the frames is in poor condition. There are stains to each of the miniatures.
Lot 360
Samuel John Stump RA (British, 1780-1860)A portrait miniature of a lady in a wooded landscape, wrapped in a tiger skin. Watercolour on ivory (ivory cracked), gilded composition frame, together with a further seventeen small works comprising: four portrait miniatures, all depicting ladies, circa 1790-1830, three of which painted on ivory, the other oil on metal; two late 19th century portrait miniatures painted on ivory; two early 20th century portrait miniatures painted on ivorine; a study of Archangel Gabriel in oil on metal and inscribed, Quis ut Deus; a pencil study of a female head in a verre églomisé mount; two pencil and watercolour studies, one of a lady, circa 1800 and one of two young children, 19th century; a hunting scene signed Fred K. Hancock, watercolour on paper; three prints, one of which printed on glass and depicting Elizabeth I after an oil portrait from circa 1585-1590 by an unknown artist in the National Portrait Gallery (inventory no. NPG 2471); and one wax cameo profile by Peter Bates. Various formats and sizes, title miniature: rectangular, 14mm (9/16in) high (18)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. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 381
English School, c.1730Portrait of Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough (1695-1755), wearing a white dress, red shawl and blue hat decorated with flowerson ivory, oval5 x 4cm, in a blue glass and 9ct gold frame, with plaited hair versoCondition report: Tested as approximately 9ct gold. Conditioin is fine - a really lovely miniature
Lot 369
Attributed to Bernard III Lens (1682-1740)Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat and red waistcoaton card, oval10 x 8cmBernard Lens III was the miniature painter to the Courts of George I and George II and instructor in miniature painting (then called limning) to HRH Prince William, HRH The Princess Mary and HRH The Princess Louisa, the children of George II. Although Lens was the first British miniaturist to work on ivory, he occasionally painted on vellum.Condition report: A little loss of colour and a little scuffing around the right-hand edge. Dusty under the glass.
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