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Manner of Thomas Uwins. Miniature portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Christopher Parker, 5th Baronet (16 June 1792 – 13 March 1869) as a young man, bust-length, circular (cracked), 5.5cmD, in buried ormolu-mounted frame, the verso with an old paper backing with inscriptionsProvenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
Manner of John Hazlitt. Miniature portrait of Miss Fanny Boswell and her sister with powdered hair and white dress, each oval, an old paper backing with inscriptions en verso 7.5cmx6cm (2)Provenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
Attributed to Charles Robertson. Miniature portrait of a lady, bust-length, with long curly hair, in white dress, oval, 5.5cmx4.5cmProvenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
* Viscount Northland. A fine WWI casualty group to Lord Northland, Coldstream Guards, who not only served as Aide-de-Camp to his father, the Governor of New Zealand, was commanding officer of the Ulster Volunteer Force (Dungannon Battalion), he was killed in action on the Western Front when shot in the head by an enemy sniper on 1 February 1915. Queen's South Africa 1899-1901, two clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa (Lieut: Visct: T.U.C. Northland. Coldstream Guards.), 1914 Star (Lieut: Viscount Northland. C. Gds.), British War Medal (Capt. Viscount Northland.) with supporting QSA dress miniature award and Great War bronze Memorial Plaque (Thomas Uchter Caulfield Viscount Northland), extremely fine plus two black and white portrait photographs of the recipient in uniform (one wearing his QSA medal) 18.5 x 13.5cm another photograph of the recipient leading his men off to war, a cape of the Coldstream Guards, grey melton cloth with gilt metal regimental cape clasps and chain, 3 buttons to the right breast, red cotton lining and bearing name badge inscribed 'Lord Northland', 92cm long, an officers mess jacket, red cloth with blue facings and embroidered Coldstream Guards collar badges, the lining tatty but with name tag inscribed 'Lord Northland', 58cm long plus white suede sword belt with silvered and gilt enamelled regimental buckle, inscribed '1900 Northland' plus a WWI period Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) For God and Ulster Irish lapel badge, bronze issue, reverse stamped 'L 2130', it is contained in a mourning envelope inscribed 'Badge worn by Capt Neil Mackinnon Coldstream Guards when helping the Dungannon Batt U.V.F. at Barons Court Camp of instruction undert the ... of Frank Townsend. Neil Mackinnon was killed on Nov.8.1915 in the Cameroons', original pocket diary for the period 11 September 1914-30 January 1915, and transcript plus newspaper cuttings etc. (Qty: A carton)Viscount Thomas Caulfield Knox (1882-1915) was the son of Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly and Hon. Lord Northland was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland and lived at Northland House, Dungannon. He was educated at Eton and then at the Military College Sandhurst. Lord Northland joined the Coldstream Guards in 1900 and served in South Africa fighting the Boers. He acted as Aide-de-Camp to his father who was the Governor of New Zealand (1897-1904). He rengaged for service with the regiment on the outbreak of WWI (Captain). He took a very active interest in the Ulster Volunteer Force and was a most enthusiastic and popular officer. He was chiefly instrumental in organising and training the 4th (Dungannon) Battalion of the Tyrone Regiment (U.V.F.) which numbered 2500 men for which Lord Northland was the commanding officer of the battalion. He was also an enthusiastic Orange man, and was elected the Deputy Grand Master of the County Tyrone Grand Orange Lodge and District Master of Killyman District Orange Lodge. Lord Northland was serving with the 2nd Battalion at Cuinchy, near La Bassee on 1 February 1915 when he was killed in action having been shot in the head by a sniper and died immediately. A memorial service was held in Dungannon with all shops and businesses being closed for the occasion. Lord Northland is buried in Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, France. (A photo of his grave included in the lot). Extracts from his diary 28 September 1914 "When morning came one of our groups got left in the open as the fog rose rapidly. Snipers got all three men, but one crawled in. Something had to be done and a volunteer, Dobson, crawled out and found 1 dead and the other severely wounded. It was a risky and Dobson recommended for the V.C" 21 October 1914 "I dashed up to the firing line opposite where Iay down - which unfortunately was in the exposed part where the 1st supporting half-platoon had laid. The firing now became general and we could see no Germans as the hedge protected them from view. - I tried to control the fire as much as possible calling out for 3 rounds distributed on first one section and then another, of the fence. Then a man four off me was hit in the face and started to groan and then a man to my right was slightly hit and tried to crawl off. I thought he was shamming and told him if he did not come back at once I would shoot him myself ...". See lot 389.
Circle of George Engleheart (1750-1829)19th century miniature portrait on ivorySir Barrington Reynolds, Admiral of the Blue, gaining post of Rear Admiral in 1848, Sir Barrington was given command of Cape Good Hope Station with instructions to clamp down on illegal slave trading in West Africa and later was dispatched to Brazil where his squadron boarded and captured various slave ships and that his command has been credited with destroying the Brazilian slave trade by 1851, promoted to Vice Admiral 1855 he became commander and chief in Plymouth in 1857 and was promoted to Admiral on his retirement in 1860, inscribed verso, 8.5cm x 6.5cm
A LATE 19TH CENTURY GOLD PORTRAIT MINIATURE, of an unknown gentleman in classical attire, oval shape measuring approximately 46.0mm x 40.0mm, hand painted on ivory backed on mother of pearl, enclosed within a plain rub over setting with further scroll engraved detail (condition: please note the portrait is a little crazed and the hook is out of shape)
A VICTORIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A DOG (POSSIBLY A POINTER), signed to the reverse 'W. Essex 1862', mounted in a gold navette shaped pierced design, enclosed within a seed pearl border, mounted on a later bar brooch, measuring approximately 74mm in length, stamped '18ct', approximate gross weight 11.8 grams (condition: please note there is a small amount of damage to the portrait and the bar brooch is a later fitting)
A Victorian shaped oval brooch, glazed with a portrait miniature of a woman with a child to the centre, within a scroll pierced surround, fitted with a safety chain, a rose diamond and carbuncle garnet set brooch, decorated with a white enamelled border and a Victorian brooch, mounted with three oval cornelians, (3).
A European gold and enamelled, hinge lidded oval box, the centre mounted with an enamelled oval portrait miniature of a lady, in a ridged surround with a bow surmount, the lid, the base and the sides otherwise with blue, green and white enamelled decoration, depicting oval floral reserves and floral and foliate pendant swags, gross weight 108.5 gms. 5160
A pottery mug with portrait after Marcus Adams of the Princesses, 79mm, another by Crown Ducal depicting Margaret, another Elizabeth, a pair of bowls by Wedgwood & Co, Margaret’s cracked, a continental miniature part tea set and four stamps (a lot) (commemorate, commemorative, commemorating)
English School - late 18th century, Watercolour on ivory miniature, Portrait of a boy in a green coat, 2.5cm x 1.9cm, In patinated metal frame CONDITION REPORT: Trevanion & Dean does not ship items containing ivory or tortoiseshell outside the EU. The government have proposed legislation to create a UK law to ban the sale of all ivory which sources suggest will come into effect in June 2019. Please note this means that this lot is legal to sell now but may not be in the future.

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