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A French silver miniature portrait pillbox, circular form with allover engine turned decoration and miniature watercolour painting on ivory inset lid, signed Tever, with gilt interior, diameter 5.5cmNo damage or repair, only very light abrasions, gilding still bright, lid fits perfectly, French marks on lip
An unusual 1628 German States Augsburg 1 Thaler silver coin, split in two and hollowed with a handpainted portrait miniature inside, unsigned, with pendant mount, coin diameter 4.3cm, 14.3gCoin has added pendant mount and has been hollowed to allow for the miniature watercolour to be painted inside, there is some flaking and wear to the paint.
English school (late 18th/early 19th century)A miniature oval portrait of a gentleman, with powdered grey wig and black coat, watercolour on ivory in gilt metal frame with glazed hairwork panel verso, 6.5 x 5cm in leather outer case; and two further 19th century oval portrait miniatures of gentlemen, both in leather cases (3)
A 19th century blue and white enamelled locket for the Fairfax family, the front with a lion passant guardant above Fare Fac on an engine turned blue enamel ground within a white decorative border, the reverse with the initials FV in white enamel on a blue engine turned enamel ground, the locket opening to reveal a portrait miniature of Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), the other side with a finely engraved oval panel with coat of arms and inscribed Tho: Fairfax Knt for King & Parl:, 5.5cm long, 35.8g grossThomas Fairfax (1612-1672), third Baron Fairfax of Cameron. Fairfax was the Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary forces during the Civil War, a driving force in the development of the New Model Army, and victor at the Battle of Naseby in 1645 and the decisive battle at Langport against the Royalist Army. Although a Parliamentarian, Fairfax was against the proposed execution of Charles I, and fought against it until the end, and was purported to be shocked when meeting Bishop Juxon and Thomas Herbert whilst they were escorting the king's corpse back through the long gallery of Banqueting House, Whitehall. In later life Fairfax played an essential part in the restoration of Charles II to the English throne.The engraved panel is the coat of arms Fairfax would have had between 1641 and 1648, as Thomas was knighted in 1641, and inherited the title Lord Fairfax from his father in 1648. Any coat of arms created after 1648 would have acknowledged his superior position as Lord Fairfax. The portrait miniature inside the locket is after the portrait miniature of Fairfax by John Hoskins (1595-1664) dated 1650, which is in the collection at Leeds Castle.Condition Report: The locket has some losses to the enamel at the suspensory loop in particular, the rest of the enamel has some light scratches and scuffs, some discolouration to the interior gold, no major damage to the miniature, the panel is well engraved, the hinge in good working orderCondition Report Disclaimer
British School (early 19th Century) A portrait miniature of a blonde female sitter wearing a lace bonnet with pink ribbons and black dress, watercolour on ivory, measurements 9 x 7.5 cm (i), frame 22 x 19.5 cm, together with a further miniature of an older lady wearing a bonnet tied with a blue ribbon and a black dress with red sleeves (2)
St. Andrew holding his cross, in a large initial on a cutting from a Gradual, illuminated manuscript on parchment [Italy (Lombardy), mid-fifteenth century] Nearly square cutting, enclosing a large initial 'M' (most probably opening "Mihi autem nimis ...", the introit for the Feast of St. Andrew) in pink arches with rows of circles picked out along their edges in shading and white penwork, these lined with green foliage with delicately painted green vine leaves emerging on shoots and surrounding the saint, all on deep blue ground, the saint shown as a full length portrait of a bearded man, dressed in a red tunic and wrapped in pink and green robes, the whole on burnished gold grounds, with hairline-thin yellow painted foliage overlaid, reverse with two lines of text ("[Do]mine. Di[cit andreas si]moni fratrisu[o]", the end of the Offertory and the beginning of the Communion on the Feast of the Vigil of St. Andrew on 29 November), with music on a 4-line stave (second from top red, else brown; rastrum: 44mm.) and a red initial with ornate penwork in more muted version of same colour, gold crackled in places with some small losses, a few tiny chips here and there, stave shining through in middle of saint's body, some paper hinges adhering from old mounts, overall good and glittering condition, 175 by 158mm. Provenance:1. Already cut from its parent codex in the nineteenth century at least, with remains of a blue edged paper collection label pasted to reverse.2. Rolf Werner Rosenthal (1928-2009) and his wife Elizabeth; their sale at Eldred's, East Dennis, MA., 28 October 2016, lot 40; acquired there by Roger Martin. Artist:This miniature is by an accomplished northern Italian artist who appears to have thus far evaded study. The facial modelling, especially around the eyes and beard, echo the cuttings attributed to Stefano da Verona by P. Palladino (Treasures of a Lost Art, 2003, no. 52a, there dated c. 1430-35), but this is later than those and has a bolder, less muted palette. The treatment of the gold leaf, heightened with yellow brushstrokes, points towards the early work of the Milanese artist, Giovanni Pietro da Birago (fl. 1470-1513), and suggests our artist's contact with illuminators there. The delicately painted vine-leaves within the framework around the saint have great visual appeal, but have yet to be found by the present cataloguer in any other choirbook or cutting from one.
Walnut miniature 2-door table cabinet with 5 drawers in nest with painted scenes in drawer fronts and on the inside of doors, with copper fittings, 19th century 22 cm high, 21.5 cm wide, 14 cm deep bottom frame of left portrait inside door and 2 profile frames on right door deficiency). Provenance collection Castle Frymerson in Sint Odiliënberg
a pair of portrait miniatures of a lady on ivory, signed v. Hall, Germany ca. 1900, 9 x 9 cm. and a miniature portrait of a youngman on ivory, England ca. 1820-1840 10 x 11 cm. The item comes with a certificate of authenticityLot van 2 portret miniaturen van een dame op ivoor in zwart houten lijstje, ges. v Hall, Duitsland ca. 1900, 9 x 9 cm. en een portret miniatuur van een jonge man op ivoor, Engeland ca. 1820-1840, 10 x 11 cm. Dit object wordt geleverd met een certificaat van Beëdigd taxatie bureau Ruben Aardewerk.
A CASED YELLOW METAL MASONIC MEDAL, blue and white enamel, with a hand painted miniature portrait of Orion to the centre, 'Vicesimus Secundu, Orion Lodge No.4993, engraved to the reverse presented to Wor. Bro A. Stephens by Orion Lodge No.4993, In appreciation of his services as 22nd W.M during the year 1951-52', stamped '9ct', fitted with a light blue ribbon, approximate gross weight 23.4 grams, together with a black case
A Regency portrait of a young lady Indistinctly initialled and dated 8x7cm, a portrait of a young lady with lace collar and jewellery 6x5cm and a third 20th-century miniature Condition: The unmounted miniature is faded the other two have not been examined out of the frames but there seems to be no condition issues UK Postage:£19.56
A fine mid-18th-century portrait miniature by Henry Millington(c.1735-1764) the three-quarter-length portrait shows a young gentleman in blue coat 44.8x36.5mm The back is inscribed H. Millington Draughtsman & Miniature Painter at Mrs Woollhead's the Corner of Tavistock St in Southampton St Covent Garden 1751 Oval shagreen case Condition: There is a mark above the sitters head. Cause unknown UK Postage: £17.04

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