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(XIX-XX). Miniature portrait study of a bearded man waving a black hat, signed lower left, watercolour, framed and glazed, 13 x 10 cm

A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE BOULE WORK FRAME, frame W 2 cm, framed rebate 8.5 x 6.5 cm

Advertising, Mazawatee – an early 20th century cylindrical commemorative coronation chocolate tin, the lid embossed with a portrait of king Edward VII, “His Majesty King Edward VII Croydon 1902’, 6cm diameter; a miniature rounded rectangular shaped gramophone needles tin, the hinged lid printed with a swan, “200 Silver Steel Palladium Needles”, 1cm high, 4.5cm wide, 3.5cm deep and a miniature sample tin, shaped in the form of a sentry box, the lift off lid printed with a soldier in French uniform, titled ‘France’, 1.5cm high, 5.5cm wide, 3.5cm deep (3)

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Portrait of a lady, her bonnet with pink roses and shawl tied by an oval portrait miniature, 78 x 64.5cm; and one further - portrait of a gentleman wearing white stock and black jacket, 75.5 x 64cm (2)

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Portrait miniature of a young girl, her hair in ringlets wearing a white frock and resting against a drape covered ornament, indistinctly signed ?T. Whittle........., on ivory, with coil of hair verso and mother of pearl seed pod, 8cm tondo

ENGLISH SCHOOL: EARLY 19TH CENTURY Portrait miniature of a gentleman with powdered wig, white cravat and buttoned overcoat, on ivory, 6.5cm oval

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL Portrait of a lady wearing feather hat and ermin trimmed collar, watercolour, 11cm tondo; Ethel Mary Willis (b.1874) - Portrait miniature of a young child, signed and dated 1925, 10 x 7cm oval; a portrait silhouette; and two oval engravings (5)

17TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL Portrait miniature of a gentleman with long black curly hair wearing lace cravat with blue ribbon and striped robe, oil on copper, 9.5 x 8cm, oval

A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT GESSO PORTRAIT MINIATURE FRAME, the border moulded with trailing vines, berries and fluted pilasters, sight aperture 13.5 x 10cm; in outer glazed easel show case, labelled for W. Forshaw, Oxford,29.5 x 25.5cm overall

A 19th century parian porcelain bust of William Gladstone, 19cm high, together with a gold-painted relief plaque of HMQV, a miniature parian bust of HMQV on ebonised wooden pedestal, and a framed unglazed white porcelain relief-moulded profile portrait of Empress Eugenie (4)

A SMALL 19TH CENTURY OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE, three-quarter length of a lady wearing a white dress, in a gilt metal frame. 3ins x 2.25ins.

BRITISH (?) SCHOOL, LATE 19TH C - PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF SARAH BERNHARDT AS THE EMPRESS THEODORA OF BYZANTIUM, THREE QUARTER LENGTH BEFORE PURPLE DRAPERY, ON OPAL GLASS, 20 X 14.5CM, UNFRAMED Condition reportGood condition

A GILT BRONZE MINIATURE PORTRAIT BUST OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, C1830, ON ASSOCIATED ENGRAVED SOCLE AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED MARBLE PLINTH, 14CM H Condition reportGilding on bust rubbed but not re-gilt

FOLLOWER OF GEORGE ROMNEY - PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF LADY  HAMILTON AS A BACCHANTE, IVORY, 10.5 X 13CM Condition reportGood condition. The support not backed, very fragile, beneath glass in ornate giltwood composition frame. Frame with loss

BRITISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY - PORTRAIT MINIATURES OF A LADY AND GENTLEMAN, PENDANTS, IVORY, APPROX 105 X 78MM, FRAMED (2) Condition reportBoth somewhat faded, the miniature of the lady rubbed. The ornate early Victorian gilt frames probably original, on with small loss

A Rococo gilt metal framed hand painted miniature portrait, 16 x 11cm.

A Georgian gilt framed hand painted miniature portrait of a gentleman, 8 x 7cm.

A Georgian gilt framed hand painted miniature (probably on ivory) portrait of a gentleman, 8 x 7cm.

A gilt framed hand painted oval miniature portrait of a lady, 8 x 13cm.

An ivory (piano key) framed hand painted miniature portrait, 10 x 9cm.

A gilt framed hand painted miniature portrait of a gentleman, 10.5 x 9cm.

Georgian wax portrait miniature of William Pitt The Elder, profile view, indistinctly signed, in ebonised frame, the frame measuring 12.5cm x 10cm

A collection of drawing and miniature watercolours of children including a pair of bust length studies of fair haired children, indistinctly signed Jeannette Conos, Shrewsbury, 15 x 10cm, a bust length portrait of a young girl in 1930s style dress with coral necklace, singed SM Gadd, indistinctly dated 38?, 7 x 5cm, a graphite and chalk study of a sleeping baby of circular form, 7.5cm diameter approx, etc, all framed (9)

An 18th century half length miniature portrait of a lady with long brown hair, white dress and blue sash, watercolour, possibly on ivory? of circular form, 6 cm diameter approximately, set into in an ivory box and cover of circular form with tortoiseshell lining, together with a pair of late18th century sepia coloured engravings after Bartolozzi of male and female characters, in gilt frames 19cm max oval framed dimensions, together with a pair of miniature silhouette portraits (5)

Probably 20th century school in the early 17th century manner - Portrait miniature study of a smiling child in red jacket, watercolour on card (not removed from frame), indistinctly signed Binie of oval form, 7.5 cm approx in period style frame with green tortoiseshell simulated finish

19th century probably continental school - Half length portrait miniature of two children, finely executed probably in oil on ivory panel (not removed from frame), no signature visible, of circular form, 8.5 cm diameter approximately, in embossed gilt metal frame

Late 19th century school miniature portrait of a young boy in grey jacket and white collar, watercolour on card? (not removed from frame), signed with monogram JML? and dated 1895, 5.5.cm maximum in gilt metal easel frame of scrolling form

In the early 19th century school manner - Half length portrait miniature of a child in a white dress holding a posy of flowers, probably watercolour on card (not removed from frame), no visible signature, of oval form, 8.5 cm max in black frame with brass oak leaf and acorn mount

An early 19th century continental school - Miniature portrait of a recumbent baby in the 16th century manner lying under an ornate embroidered cover, probably oil on ivory panel, no visible signature but with label verso inscribed Boy Child, Cosimo Medici on ivory, c.1800, 10 x 13.5 cm approximately in embossed gilt metal frame

19th century school - Full length portrait miniature of a seated baby holding a flower in a window seat, probably watercolour on card (not removed from frame), no signature visible, of oval form, 9 cm max approximate in burr wood type frame

An early 19th century school three quarter length miniature portrait of a standing child in white lace bonnet and green checked dress, probably watercolour on card (not removed from frame), no visible signature, 9.5 x 9cm approximately in black and gilt frame with brass oak leaf and acorn mount

19th century school - Full length miniature portrait of a kneeling child in a garden setting holding a rose, probably oil on card (not removed from frame), no signature visible, but inscribed verso Mary Frederica Glyn and dated 1831, 7.5 x 5.5. cm approximately in moulded and pierced ornate gilt frame, together with a further 19th century school miniature portrait of a seated baby in draperies, probably watercolour on ivory (not removed from frame), 6 cm max, oval in black and gilt frame (2)

Dorothy Turton RMS (20th century British) - Full length miniature portrait of a seated child selling wild flowers, watercolour on card, signed with Mall Galleries label verso, 'Private Enterprise' and dated 1984, 9cm diameter approx max, in oval brass frame

Grace Roske (early 20th century) - Pair of bust length miniature portrait studies of fair haired children, watercolour and body colour on card of oval form, signed and one inscribed verso Richard aged 5 years and with indistinct date 1926? 7.5 cm max in black frames with brass oak leaf and acorn mounts (2)

A very early 19th century portrait on ivory of a man with grey hair, black jacket and white collar, together with a further miniature oval portrait of a young girl with her hair in ringlets

Miniature portrait in frame, bull can opener, crocodile skin purse, glove box, badges, black doll etc

19th century Continental oil on wood panel, miniature portrait of a violinist, unsigned, ornate gesso frame, overall 23cm x 20cm

A group of miniature pictures, including watercolour on ivory, portrait of a gentleman, miniature watercolour of a child, in gilt-brass strut frame, watercolour portrait of a woman, pair of gilt-framed fashion prints, and 2 other watercolours (7)

An Indian miniature painting, late 19th century, gouache on paper laid on to card, painted with a portrait of a Mughal Empress, possibly Mumtaz Mahal, 1cm x 9cm, framed. Condition Report Some loss of pigment particularly to bottom right hand corner.Some wear to gilding on the frame.

The First World War awards to Ewan Christian Lloyd, comprising; a 1914-18 British War Medal and a 1914-19 Victory Medal to.2.LIEUT.E.C.LLOYD. displayed in a Spink case, a First World War period bronze memorial plaque named Ewan Christian Lloyd, displayed in an ebonised frame, an oval portrait miniature of an army officer displayed in a case, a South Wales Borderers officer's bronze cap badge and two brooches. together with a coloured photographic portrait believed to be of Ewan Christian Lloyd, in a glazed frame, size of frame 57cm x 47cm.E.C.Lloyd died on 5th October 1918 aged 20 and is buried at The Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France.

English School, 19th Century, Portrait of a boy, pastel and chalk, 40 x 32.5cm, together with; a mezzotint after Sir Thomas Lawrence of Lady Castlereagh, 42 x 34cm; an engraving of a gentleman with a flower in his waistcoat, 29 x 21cm; a print of Duke Street Theatre, Brighton, 17 x 24cm; a portrait miniature print of a gentleman in uniform, 10.5 x 8.5cm; and an overpainted print of Charles II, 14 x 12.5cm (unframed) (6)

Three 18th/19th century portrait miniatures on ivory, framed as one, depicting Mary, Queen of Scots, King Louis XV of France and Princess Helene de Bourbon, the oval miniature measuring approx 6cm x 4.5cm, the circular miniatures approx 5.5cm diameter, together with a 19th century silhouette of a gentleman on card and a reproduction print of a silhouette of a lady, (3).

A mid-19th century portrait miniature of a European army officer, dressed in uniform and holding a helmet, framed and glazed, approximate size of miniature 11cm x 9cm. Condition Report There is a split to the lower left corner and there is paint loss to the top left and top right corners.

A 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman in uniform, detailed to the lower right corner 'panario' with a paper label to the reverse of the frame detailed 'ROBERT SAMUEL HUSTLER (1789/1835) Lt-Colonel, Royal engineers, the portrait approximately 10cm x 7.5cm, framed and glazed. Condition Report The frame measurements are 22.5cm x 20cm.

A Victorian novelty propelling pencil formed in the style of Cleopatra's needle, length 5cm, a pair of Georgian spectacles and a broken silver spectacle, a pair of gold plated lorgnettes, a 19th century portrait miniature framed back to back of two young girls, a combination propelling pencil, quill pen and knife, three further pocket knives, a brass cased compass, a silver implement and a box, (12). Condition Report The pencil is not hallmarked. There are some dents to the body and a patch of lead solder where the suspension loop has been attached. The pull-out mechanism operates smoothly, there is no lead inside the pencil to test out the propelling mechanism. Diameter of the tip is 1mm.

An Italian 18ct yellow gold-framed oval miniature portrait of a lady, indistinctly signed, stamped 750 T&B, 43mm x 36mm, 14g

English School, c. 1900, a portrait miniature of a lady, a corsage at her breast, oval, watercolour on ivory, framed; together with a framed silk panel worked with doves at an urn after the Hadrian's Villa mosaic, framed. (2) 6.75cm by 6.75cm and 6cm by 5.5cm

Indian School, a portrait miniature of a young princely figure, oval, watercolour on ivory, under glass and set into an oval white metal box with engraved scrollwork (unmarked). Painting 30mm by 38mm

Continental School, 19th century, a portrait miniature of a girl with her horse en route to market, oval, watercolour on ivory, mounted in silver as a brooch/pendant, with cut-steel rim, the back stamped 935. Overall excluding bale 60mm by 52mm

Late 19th century English school, a bust length portrait miniature of a young woman wearing a blue dress, 8 x 5cm, together with seven cut card and ink silhouette profile portraits each in a ebonized frame

Attributed to Fred G Nash (19th century), Portrait of a Gentleman, miniature watercolour/gouache, dated 1825 on verso, 11cm x 8cm, framed

A 19th Century miniature portrait of aristocratic female, wearing white silk dress, oval frame, 7cm tall

A DOUCAI MINIATURE ‘LOTUS’ VASE, YONGZHENG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1723-1735. Delicately potted with a slightly compressed globular body rising from a short ring foot to a cylindrical neck, decorated with alternating lotus blooms and ruyi-heads borne on scrolling tendrils between palm blade bands on the shoulder and above the foot. The recessed base bears the neatly painted six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period.Provenance: Zhou Shengli (1951-2018). Acquired at a Japanese auction house or gallery in the late 1980s (invoice not available). According to the present owner, who then was a young boy, “the price was about RMB 100,000 at the time”. Thence by descent within the same family to the present owner. Zhou Shengli was born in Shanghai and studied painting under Lu Yanshao (1909-1993). In the 1990s, he established the ‘Baosteel Painting and Calligraphy Society’ with him and his colleagues participating in many calligraphy and painting competitions and winning over twenty of the highest prizes and awards. Today, Zhou’s paintings are exhibited in the prestigious Beijing Gallery, along with many of China’s most important artists.Condition: Absolutely perfect condition with minor wear and microscopic firing irregularities.Weight: 100.5 gDimensions: Height 10.3 cmThe neck is decorated with bands of dot, fringe, and geometric scroll, all framed by circumferential lines, the foot with two circumferential lines as well.Small delicate vases of this type were displayed in the palace as receptacles for flowers, possibly on a scholar’s desk. Collected in the Palace Museum is a portrait depicting the Qianlong Emperor dressed in Han attire in a scholar’s studio, together with a monochrome lobed vase of related form to the current vase, containing flowers and placed on a stand on the table. This portrait is illustrated on the front cover of Tushuo Qinggong ciqi dang an – wenfang juan, Beijing, 2016.With a fitted Japanese silk storage box bearing an old paper label with an illegible inscription. (2)Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related vase, however incomplete or ‘unfinished doucai’ as it is only decorated in blue, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jade Carvings and Jadeite Jewelry on 4 May 1994, lot 170, with an estimate of HKD 100,000-120,000. Another Yongzheng vase of this rare pattern, from the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, is illustrated by Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 5, p. 91. Compare, also, with another type of small doucai vase, with a lobed body and long neck, decorated with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ motif, such as the one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1986, pl. 46, and another in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p. 142.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related small doucai vase, but with a lobed body, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 22 March 2019, lot 1810, sold for USD 237,500 and a pair of related small lobed doucai vases at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 November 2017, lot 2909, sold for HKD 9,700,000. 雍正款與年代斗彩纏枝蓮紋直頸小瓶 中國，1723-1735年。瓶形為小口，直頸，豐肩，腹碩大，短圈足。肩部裝飾芭蕉葉紋，腹部纏枝蓮紋。圈足内凹，雙圈青花“大清雍正年制“。來源：周生力 (1951-2018) 收藏。大約1990年代購於日本拍賣行（發票已遺失)。据現任藏家說，當年他才十幾歲，就花了十萬元人民幣。直至現任藏家前一直保存在同一家族中。周生力出生於上海，師從陸儼少(1909-1993) 學畫。1990年代他和他的同事們參加了許多書法和繪畫比賽，並贏得了二十多個獎項，從而建立了“寶鋼書畫學會”。 如今，周生力的繪畫作品與許多中國最重要的藝術家一起在著名的北京畫廊展出。圖片: 周生力與陸儼少，約 1970 至1980年間。 品相：絕對完美狀態，輕微磨損和燒制不規則。重量：100.5 克 尺寸：高 10.3 厘米 直頸部裝幾何捲軸帶以及圓點。瓶沿下與圈足上各有兩行青花紋。這類精緻的小花瓶經常用於宮内作為花瓶，可放書桌上。故宮博物院收藏的一幅乾隆帝在書房的畫中，有一個與當前花瓶相近的單色淺葉花瓶，裏面放著鮮花，放在桌上的博古架上。 這幅畫是《紫禁城的記憶：圖說清宮瓷器檔案·文房卷》的封面，北京，2016年。日本絲綢盒，印有難以辨認的舊紙標籤。 （2）文獻比較：香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art, Jade Carvings and Jadeite Jewelry 拍場1994年5月 4日, lot 170, 估價HKD 100,000-120,000；A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Liu Liang-yu編著, vol. 5, p. 91；臺北故宮博物院, 特別展Special Exhibition of K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung Porcelain Ware of the Ch’ing Dynasty, 臺北, 1986, 圖 46；南京博物院Treasures in the Royalty展覽 The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty,上海, 2003, 圖 142。 拍賣結果比較：一件相似斗彩瓶，寬壺身，售于紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2019年3月 22日，lot 1810，售價USD 237,500. 一件相似 小型斗彩瓶，售于香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍 場，2017年11月29日，lot 2909，售價HKD 9,700,000.

A PAIR OF INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS OF FALCONSIndia, Provincial Mughal, 19th century. Watercolors and gilt on paper, matted with linen. Each depicting a falcon standing on one foot with talons gripping an orange T-perch, one with leather jesses around the foot and tethered to the perch, both framed with scrolling vines on a pinkish-purple ground. (2)Provenance: From a Boston, USA, private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and very little creasing.Dimensions: Size incl. mat 30.5 x 25.5 cm (each), Image size 18.2 x 12 cm (each)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related painting of a falcon, sold together with a Mughal-style equestrian portrait of a ruler, the image of slightly larger size and the folio of considerably larger size, at Christie’s New York in Gods and Guardians: South Asian Works of Art on 12-19 September 2019, lot 13, sold for USD 9,375.

A late 19th century miniature portrait of Anne Pollexfen, née Taylor (b. 1816), gouache on paper, 9x7cm

One Volume - Enoch Arden Tennyson, together with collectables including portrait miniature, glove stretcher, silver handled button pull, napkin ring etc

Two 19th century English miniature portraits on ivory, to include one depicting a young Victorian lady with blond ringlets, in a blue dress with lace trim, the reverse with inscription 'C. Whittby (?), 1864', within a velvet and brass glazed frame, 10.5 cm x 8 cm, the other portrait depicting a late Georgian seated gentleman wearing a cravat, in a glazed oval frame, 9.3 cm x 7.5 cm

White  Family.  A collection of items relating to the family of Cottie (White) Yeats, including:- A  gold locket enclosing a portrait of a moustachioed gentleman, Victorian, middle-aged, evidently John Philip White, Cottie's father (see envelope);- Four various rings, hallmarked;- An envelope inscribed in Cottie's hand, 'Mamma & Father / John Philip White  / Georgina White', containing an oval miniature portrait of a Victorian lady, presumably Georgina; also death notice of Georgina White wrapped in mourning paper;- An envelope inscribed in Cottie's hand, 'Georgina White / Mamma's wedding ring etc., old letters of mine to her as a child - announcement of death - 1934', containing three childish letters from Cottie to Mama, circa 1874-5. As a collection, w.a.f. (1)Provenance:  Yeats family, from Jack Yeats' Bank Deposit Trunk.

Late 18th Century miniature portrait of a lady wearing a blue dress and powdered wig, on enamel, oval, measurements 8.5 x 6.5 cm, frame 10 x 7.5 cm

Collection of Miniatures to include oval watercolour miniature of a young woman in a white wedding dress carrying a bunch of lillies, an oval watercolour of woman wearing a blue jacket and white cap, a monochrome watercolour miniature of a gentleman wearing a curled wig, an oval miniature of a lady wearing a wig and brown dress with blue edging, a watercolour miniature of a gentleman, an oval watercolour miniature portrait of a young boy with white lace collar. Together with a pair of stamped metal frames (8)