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ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF JANE BRADBY (1776-1825), ATTRIBUTED TO SAMPSON TOWGOOD ROCHE (1757-1847), CIRCA 1805 with brown hair wearing a yellow dress and gold chain necklaces, on ivory, gilt-metal mount, rectangular black lacquer frame, 6.5cm oval; together with another portrait miniature of the same sitter, English School, circa 1805, wearing a white turban and pink dress, on card, later wood frame, 11.8cm high (2) Jane Bradby, daughter of Admiral Bradby and sister to James and Bonomy (see lot 658) married the Hon. Frederick Lumley on 25 March 1819. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), formerly at Marchwood Park, Southampton, whose great-aunt was Lucy Jane Bradby.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1790 with powdered hair en queue wearing a blue coat, on ivory, gold bezel, opalescent glass reserve, gold frame with brooch attachment 3.2cm ovalDescriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA DAGUERROTYPE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, CIRCA 1845 in rectangular ebonised frame, image 7.5cm high; together with a portrait miniature of a young lady, English School, circa 1800, apparently Mrs Breton, 8.5cm oval; and seven assorted frames or cases for miniatures a/f (9) Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF THOMASINE GRENFELL WHITE, BY THE HON. RACHEL CAULFEILD (1884-1942), CIRCA 1920 wearing a black hat with an ostrich-feather, long strings of pearls and a beige silk dress, on ivory, in a gilt-metal rectangular frame decorated with ribbon-tied laurel, hinged suspension ring, fitted morocco case with easel strut 7.8cm high The portraitist the Hon. Rachel Caulfeild, sister of the 8th Viscount Charlemont, was killed, together with her sister The Hon. Mrs Dorothy Nelson-Ward, in an air raid on 27 April 1942 whilst they were staying at the Regina Hotel, Bath. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House). Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY PETER BRETON (DIED 1803), BY ANDREW PLIMER (1763-1837), CIRCA 1795 with powdered hair, wearing a brown coat with knotted cravat, on ivory, gilt-metal mount, rectangular lacquer frame 6.5cm oval Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG LADY, PROBABLY MARY ANNE BRETON, ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815 half-length seated wearing a white dress and a lace cap, red drapery, column and landscape background, on ivory, gilt metal rectangular mount, fitted leather case 10.5cm high Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY, BY MARIE-HONORE RENAUD (BEFORE 1797- AFTER 1857), 1812 with a large white feather to her headdress, wearing a high-necked white chemise and blue silk dress, on ivory, gilt signature and date '23.7bre.1811' to right, in milled gilt-metal mount and square wood frame 7cm diameter A pupil of Louis-Francois Aubry, this artist also worked in enamels. For another example of his work on ivory at this date, see Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 6th June 2012, Lot 72, also see Leo R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, p.671Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF PETER BRETON (1792-1862) OF THE BOMBAY ARTILLERY, BY JOHN JACKSON (1778-1831), 1816 in uniform, signed and dated, on ivory, gilt-metal mount, rectangular lacquer frame 7.7cm high Peter Breton was the son of another Peter Breton and Lucy Goldwin. On 4 November 1820 he married Mary Anne Wright, daughter of Blastus Godly Wright of Polygon House, Southampton. Breton was Mayor of Southampton in 1836-37 and again in 1839-40, living at Polygon House until his death, having inherited the property upon his father-in-law's demise in 1827. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose grandmother was Mary Ann Holloway of Marchwood Park (née Breton of Polygon House).Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA POSTHUMOUS PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF CAPTAIN JAMES BRADBY RN (1768-1795) BY THOMAS HEAPHY (1775-1835), 1802 in naval uniform, signed with initials TH and dated 1802, on ivory, the backing card further signed and dated, verre eglomisé bordered glass, rectangular black lacquer frame, 7.5cm oval; together with a miniature of his younger brother Lieutenant Bonamy Bradby RN (1772-1795), English School, circa 1795, in naval uniform and matching frame, 7.7cm oval (2) Admiral James Bradby (1738-1809) of Hamble, Southampton and his wife Mary Thoume, had three sons in the navy, of which two, those portrayed here, both perished from yellow fever contracted on Martinique. Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), whose great-aunt was Lucy Jane Bradby.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A NAVAL OFFICER, MANNER OF PHILIP JEAN, CIRCA 1800 in powdered wig and blue coat, on ivory, verre eglomisé mount and rectangular black lacquer frame, 5.8cm oval; together with a portrait miniature of an elderly gentleman, English School, circa 1816, wearing a blue coat and white cravat, gilt-metal mount and rectangular black lacquer frame, reverse inscribed, 6.6cm oval; and a Continental portrait miniature, late 19th century, of an 18th century gentleman wearing armour and a blue sash, red leather case, 7.4cm oval (3) Provenance: Collection of Thomasine Grenfell White (1877-1956), formerly at Marchwood Park, Southampton.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.
ËœA FRENCH JEWELLED TORTOISESHELL PORTRAIT BOX LID, PARIS, CIRCA 1830 oblong, inset with an portrait miniature of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, French School, circa 1815, painted wearing the uniform of the Chasseurs-à-cheval with red collar and watered silk sash, the cross and the 'Grand Aigle' of the Legion d'honneur and the iron Crown of Lombardy, on ivory, 5cm oval, in a gold stiff leaf mount, the tortoiseshell with four collet set white stones surrounded by a tracery of cushion shaped, circular and rose-cut diamonds, gold thumbpiece 9cm long This representation of the Emperor is a variation of a version evolved by the miniaturist Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin and often used by him as well as Jean-Baptiste Isabey and other contemporaries. For versions by Augustin and Isabey see the Wallace Collection, M8/M9 and M209. Provenance: The Tronson du Coudray family by descent until 2015. Originally prominent merchants in Rheims, it is ironic perhaps that the best known family member, the lawyer Guillaume Alexandre Tronson du Coudray (1750-1798) famously pleaded for Marie-Antoinette and was condemned to the 'seche guillotine' following Bonaparte's coup d'état in 1798; in other words he was deported to French Guyana where he died within the year.Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.

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