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Click here to subscribeGood George IV gilt framed portrait miniature watercolour, portrait miniature by William HUDSON, (English d1847), signed lower right, of Master Richard Joseph Dickens, aged 2 1/2 years, dated 1827, in water gilded frame, contemporary with the painting, with hand written label verso, noting provenance, and : Exhibited in the Royal Academy in the year it was painted, 1827, (14.5cm X 10.5cm approx).
English School (early 19th century): A Miniature Bust Portrait of a Young Lady, wearing a coral necklace and white Empire style dress, on ivory, oval, 8.5cm by 6.8cm, in an ebonised papier-mâché and gilt metal frame with paper label inscribed Mrs Charles Chapman née Betsy Gatcombe; and A Similar Portrait, 7.3cm by 6cm, the card backing inscribed Mr Chas Chapman, the reverse with a cut paper silhouette (2)
English School (19th century): A Miniature Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, with white collar and black coat, oval, on card, 8cm by 6cm, in an ebonised papier mâché and gilt metal frame; and A Pair of Painted Silhouettes, half length, of ladies with gilt highlights, 10cm by 7.5cm, in rosewood frames (3)
English School (early 19th century): A Miniature Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, wearing a white cravat and black coat, on ivory, oval, 6.5cm by 5.5cm, in a gold coloured frame, the reverse with plaited hair, initialled RK in pearls within a blue enamel border, in an ebonised papier-mâché and gilt metal outer frame
English School (early 19th century): A Miniature Bust Portrait of a Gentleman, wearing a white stock and black coat, on ivory, oval, 7cm by 5cm, in a gold coloured frame, the reverse with a lock of hair and blue enamel border, in an ebonised papier-mâché and gilt metal outer frame with paper label inscribed Mr James Gatcombe
Tyco miniature portrait Napoleon, in circular mount, painted on ivory, 5.5cm diameter,PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM CONTAINS OR IS MADE OF IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping..
19th Century oval portrait miniature of a gentleman, in oval gilt metal mount with woven hair panel to reverse, together with one other portrait miniature of a lady in an oval gilt metal mount, the reverse with monogram and ferns, 6cm x 4.5cm and 5cm x 4cm respectively Condition: The male lacking glass to the rear **General condition consistent with age
Frederick Buck (1771-1839) - Portrait miniature believed to be Admiral John Erskine Douglas, 1759-1847, the reverse in a gold coloured metal oval mount, the reverse with woven hair panel, 6.7cm x 5.6cm Provenance: By family descent, acquired by the vendor from the Douglas family Condition: **General condition consistent with age
19th Century School, Portrait miniature of Hanson Vincent Fraser, seated at a desk beside an open book, watercolour on card, inscribed verso, 9.5cm x 6.5cm, together with an early 19th century portrait miniature, of a gentleman in profile, watercolour on card, oval, image size 7.5cm x 5cm. (2)
English School, early 19th century, Two portrait miniatures of a gentleman and an elderly lady, both initialled J.B.H., oval, watercolour on ivory, 8cm, 3.25in high, set in ebonised frames with decorative brass oak leaf suspension ring mounts featuring a portrait of King George III and crown, together with another early 19th century portrait miniature of Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), unsigned, titled on verso, watercolour on ivory, 10 x 7.5cm, 4 x 3in (2). * Daniel O'Connell (Irish, 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), often referred to as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation - including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years and repeal of the Acts of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland.
English School, 18th Century Portrait miniature of Admiral Lord Howe, wearing Admiral's undress uniform watercolour on ivory 7 x 7cm (3 x 3in)Other Notes: Admiral Lord Howe was appointed to the Board of Admiralty led by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich as Senior Naval Lord in April 1763. He became Treasurer of the Navy in 1765 and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral on 18 October 1770, went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in November 1770.The present portrait is a small copy of John Singleton Copley's portrait of Admiral Lord Howe at Greenwich.CONDITION: Under glass and with some discolouration to the background and a reddish mark lower left corner.
Augustus King (British, 18th Century) Portrait miniature of George Barrington, actor (1755-1804) watercolour on ivory, oval, unframed 12 x 9cm (5 x 4in) Other Notes: George Barrington (14 May 1755 – 27 December 1804) was an Irish-born pickpocket, popular London socialite, Australian pioneer (following his transportation to Botany Bay) and author. His escapades, arrests, and trials were widely chronicled in the London press of his day. In 1771 he robbed his schoolmaster at Dublin and ran away from school, becoming a member of a touring theatrical company at Drogheda under the assumed name of Barrington. Trimmed to oval. Some discolouration to the background.
After Heinrich Justus Schneider (German, 1811-1884) Portrait miniature of His Serene Highness Ernest the Pious, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601-1675), head and shoulders watercolour, oval 14 x 9cm (5 x 4in) Ernest the Pious was an ancestor of HRH Prince Albert of Saxe-Gotha. Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha (1601-1675) was the founder of the line of the Dukes of Gotha. In the late 17th Century his sons founded the Duchies of Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Hildburghausen and Saxe-Saalfeld. In 1643 he instigated the construction of the Ducal residence, Castle Friedenstein, completed in 1654. The Duke is the subject of many engraved portraits in the Royal Collection.
An early 19th century silhouette portrait cut-out of a military gentleman inscribed on back label Col. George Duke, a painted silhouette of a gentleman and another of a boy with frilly collar and blue stock, to/w two miniature paints on panel by Nelly Toumel (b. Paris 1938) and another miniature landscape (6)
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