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A 19th Century rectangular three quarter length portrait watercolour miniature of a seated young lady possibly Catherine Raftor, "by G.P Harding from the Original by J Davison...." verso, 10 cm x 8 cm.

A mid 19th Century Indian miniature painted on Ivory, possibly Delhi or Agra circa 1860 depicting a portrait of Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, set within a foliate carved hardwood frame, 6.5 cms by 5 cms. ILLUSTRATED

MINIATURES - A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A CHILD, in circular silver frame, Birmingham hallmarks, 7cm diameter

Jonathan Buck (18th century) "Estimate for Erecting a Turnpike Gate at Camar Place" Signed and dated 28th May 1807, extensively inscribed verso, pen, ink and watercolour, 22.5cm by 18cm; together with Beggar seated beneath a Tree Signed and dated 1776, numbered verso, pencil and slight wash, 11cm by 16cm (2) Reputedly Jonathan Buck was related to Adam Buck (1759-1833) of Cork, the famous portrait and miniature painter

American School, circa 1800: Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, half length, his powdered grey hair en queue, wearing a ruffled jabot, striped white waistcoat and aubergine jacket, oval, 4cm by 3.1cm, the gold metal frame with beaded edge, the reverse with glazed panel edged in seed pearls with a mounted curl of hair within a berried laurel wreath, ring for suspension; and A 9ct Gold Muff Chain, with dog clip fastener, overall parallel length 74.5cm (2)

Attributed to Charles Shirreff (b.1750): Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1790, his powdered hair en queue, turning to sinister, wearing white shirt and blue overcoat, against a sky background, oval, 6cm by 5.2cm, in gold metal closed back frame with vase form suspension loop Charles Shirreff was born in Scotland - possibly in Edinburgh. He entered the R.A. Schools 9 August 1769. He was working in Bath 1791-95, and is said to have worked in Brighton, Deptford and Cambridge. He went to India to work in 1797, and worked in Madras and Calcutta for some length of time. This miniature shows some of the characteristics of his work - especially the use of criss-cross hatching for both modelling features and shading backgrounds. See Foskett (Daphne) A Dictionary of British Miniature Painters, vol 1, pg.506, and plates vol 2, pls.330, 821-824.

English School, circa 1780: Profile Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, bust length, his hair in a ribbon tied pigtail, wearing a ruffled jabot and broad lappelled overcoat, in grey/apricot en camaieu against solid blue ground, oval, 6.5cm by 5cm, the reverse with cream watered silk panel painted with a view of cupid inscribing a rock with initials RSC in a woodland with billing doves, in gilt metal frame The sitter bears a striking resemblance to David Garrick - although the reverse inscription RSC cannot refer to the Royal Shakespeare Company, as it was not founded until 1961.

Attributed to Henri Benner (Mulhouse, Alsace, circa 1776-1829): Portrait Miniature of a Lady, circa 1810, half length, wearing a white muslin veil amongst the ringlets of her brown hair, gazing downwards pensively to sinister, wearing a lace-edged soft yellow dress with blue waistband, oval, 11.5cm by 8.8cm, in modern frame Inscribed on the reverse Prov. Carter Collection, Sydney

Miss Constance E Wise (fl.1910): Portrait Miniature of a Child, with golden hair and blue eyes, wearing a cream dress tied with a ribbon, initialled, oval, 6.6cm by 5.3cm, in modern frame The artist exhibited at Royal Academy

Attributed to George Haugh (fl.1777-1818): Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, half length and turning to dexter, with grey curly hair and brown eyes, wearing a white neckerchief and green jacket against a cloudy blue sky background, oval, 6.6cm by 5.5cm, in gold metal frame with blue glass banded reverse panel with central hair plait and fretted initials, ring for suspension, in original red crushed Morocco oval folding case with date on the silk lining in ink Feby 15th 1797; and English School, circa 1810: Profile Portrait Miniature of a Child, half length, with short brown hair and wearing a lace trimmed blue puff sleeved dress, oval, 8cm by 6.5cm, in an ebonised papier mâché frame

Attributed to William John Thompson: Portrait Miniature of S Jones, circa 1834, half length, in the uniform of 96 Foot Regiment (2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment), 8.5cm by 6.8cm, in modern frame Label on reverse includes Was a Lieutenant in 95 Rifle Regiment October 1810, made Major 1836. Died 1842.

French School, 19th century: Portrait Miniature of a Young Gentleman, his hair en queue, wearing a ruffled white jabot and brocaded fawn jacket, against a dark background, oval, 64mm by 48mm, in associated pendant/brooch gilt metal frame, in glazed revolving bezel

A Limoges Enamel Miniature Portrait Plaque, circa 1910, circular, depicting a young beauty, bust length, purple ribbons in her brown hair, and wearing a gold/green off shoulder dress, 5cm diameter, in a ribbon tied and arched easel back frame with green velvet backing material

English School, 19th century: Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, said to be Sidney Jane Bulkoley-Hughes, Plas Coch, Anglesey, 1807-1866, half length, with roses in her black ringletted hair, gazing pensively to sinister, wearing an off-shoulder white dress, oval, 8cm by 6.8cm, in associated embossed brass frame

English School, circa 1900: Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, bust length, turning to dexter, with ringletted upswept brown hair, wearing a coral necklace and white dress, in a mountainous landscape, oval, 8.4cm by 6.5cm, in an ebonised fruitwood frame

A Corsi Lalli: Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, 19th century, half length, wearing a mob cap over her curly hair, and broad ruff and black dress, signed, oval, 8.3cm by 7cm, in gilt metal frame; and A Decorative Portrait Miniature, 20th century, an overpainted photograph, depicting a young woman, half length, oval, 6cm by 5cm (2)

French School, early 19th century: Portrait Miniature of a Pretty Young Girl, bust length, her black upswept hair in curls, wearing a low cut white dress with blue wrap, 7cm by 6.7cm, in gilt brass frame; and Italian School, circa 1890: Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, with stylised Grecian hair, blue eyes, her white dress trimmed with feathers, circular, 5.6cm diameter, indistinct inscription on the vellum backing material Brizio, in a later ebonised frame (2)

English School, circa 1840: Portrait Miniature of James Hamilton Bell, with curly brown hair and blue eyes, looking slightly to dexter, wearing a broad lappeled brown coat, watercolour on paper, 12cm by 8.4cm

English School, 18th century: Portrait Miniature of a Queen, probably Queen Anne, half length, en grisaille, in an octagonal glazed pendant frame with closed back and suspension loop, 22mm high

A Small Late 19th Century Oval Portrait Miniature, half length portrait of a lady wearing a hat, 8cms x 7cms

A Small Portrait Miniature, in the form of a classical female, 7cms x 6cms

Love (Christopher) and others. Predictions lacking title-page, with prophecies by Robert Nixon, Lord Usher and others, bound with Nixon`s Cheshire Prophecy at Large, Shrewsbury, Stafford Pryse, both trimmed with loss of text, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 12mo, [ownership inscription dated 1799] § Knott (Robert Rowe) The New Aid to Memory, 4 vol., 39 plates, each with a number of miniature illustrations, original cloth gilt, g.e., 12mo, [c.1850] § Stokes (William) Memory, illustrations, original cloth, 12mo, 1882 § Hart (Ernest) Hypnotism, Mesmerism and the New Witchcraft, illustrations, original cloth, 8vo, 1896 § Loisette (Prof. A.) Assimilative Memory, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, with the bookplate of E.A. Dearn, 8vo, New York, 1896 § A Course in Personal Magnetism; Mind Reading; Hypnotism; Magnetic Healing; Zoism, 5 vol., illustrations, original limp cloth, g.e., with Magic Circle stamps and some annotations, 8vo, Chicago, The Psychic Research Company, [1901?], 12mo and 8vo(13)

A circular portrait miniature of a young boy wearing a blue jacket bearing a Maltese cross, diameter 4.5cm, in wooden ebonised frame 9 x 9cm.

A small 19th century oval portrait miniature of a gentleman (af), a larger miniature of a boy, two gilt metal miniature frames and a larger mount (5).

An oval portrait miniature of a female, signed Stieler, in keyed canted rectangular frame, overall size 14 x 11.5cm, also an oval portrait of a young girl, in yellow metal frame and folding leather outer cover (2).

A portrait miniature, probably on ivory, oval, a bust of a female figure wearing bonnet, circa 1900. 2.5 ins x 2 ins, in ebonised frame.

An Austrian ruby glass and handpainted scent bottle with stopper, 7cm high, late 19th century; and two Austrian painted porcelain oval portrait miniature plaques, each 3.5cm high (3)

A finely detailed Danish miniature watercolour Circa. 1800, Head and shoulders portrait of a man, unsigned, indistinctly inscribed verso. 2.75" x 2.25", framed.

English School 19th Century Portrait of a lady, in white 78 x 65mm With a further miniature of a lady inscribed verso Mrs Robinson as Perdita, one of a girl with a hair back and one of Admiral Collingwood (4) ++Mostly good, as viewed

E. A Smith (British c. 9100) Miniature portrait of The Hon. Lindsey Merrick Burrell 2nd son of Lord Lord Gwydyr Signed, dated 1900 and titled verso In a rectangular ebonized frame 125 x 112mm ++Old craquelure/paint separation

Ethel Jenner Rosenberg fl. 1883-1901 Miniature portrait of a lady wearing pearls Signed with a monogram and dated 1890 Oval, 88 x 59mm With a full length miniature portrait of a young man (2) Ethel Rosenberg was co-founder of the Baha`i Community in Britain Provenance: The Estate of Niel Rimington of Fonthill Old Abbey ++1. Good condition; 2. Faded

Jane Annette Doherty, miniature on ivory, c.1847, in an ebonised mount, and a gilt frame portrait

A late 18th century ivory navette shaped boite au portrait, the miniature of a lady central to two glazed green engine turned panels enclosed by gold pique, the velvet lined interior below a mirror in the lid, 9cm (3.5in) wide

A late 18th/early 19th century portrait miniature of the Duke of Wellington, as a young man wearing military uniform, indistinctly signed, oval, gilt metal frame and red leather case, 7.5 x 5.5cm (3 x 2.25in)

"For V Moffat painted by Frith", an early 19th century portrait miniature, of a young man wearing a blue coat and black stock, painted on card, inscribed verso, 9.5 x 7.5cm ( 3.75 x 3in) in gilt gesso frame

By George Engleheart (British b.1752 - d.1829) - miniature portrait of a lady, wearing a blue dress with a lace fichu and bonnet with ribbon bow, on ivory, initialled `E` to the lower right corner, the reverse with a lock of hair on an opalescent glass ground (a.f) within a gold mounted pendant frame, 3.75" x 3"

AN OVAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY perhaps young Queen Victoria in a hallmarked French silver frame with coronet finial, painting 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" (see illustration).

AN INDIAN OVAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY of a Maharajah in a pinchbeck frame, 2" x 1 1/2".

AN INDIAN OVAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT of a nobleman contained within a silver filigree frame, 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" (see illustration).

Sold by order of descendants of Richard Southall Bourke ass. 1772 Vice Roy of India. A GROUP OF TWENTY FIVE INDIAN MINIATURES probably on ivory including eight 1" oval views of scenes around AGRA, THE RED FORT etc. A pair 2 1/2" x 2" oval scenes of The TAJ MAHAL and THE RED FORT. Three 1/4" oval scenes loose and mounted on paper, `Road Leading to Fort House Malabar Hill` plus two. Eight 1/4" circular RED FORT plus other scenes in one frame. A rectangular portrait of MUMTAZ MAHAL, THIRD WIFE OF SHAH JAHAN, 3" x 2 1/2". Three further oval images presumably of MUMTAZ MAHAL, 2 3/4" x 2 1/2", 2 1/2" x 2", 2" x 1 1/2", plus two further associated early 19th Century miniature portraits of the girls perhaps sisters, 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" and 3" x 2 1/2", in gilt brass frames, all contained within a velvet lined mahogany glazed display case with boxwood edging, 17 1/4" x 12" overall (see illustration).

Circle of Hugh Barron - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Gentleman, wearing a White Stock, Chemise and a Blue Jacket, late 18th Century watercolour on ivory, indistinctly signed and dated recto, approx 3.5cm x 2.5cm, within a cast gilt metal frame.

Circle of Nathaniel Plimer - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Lady, Her Powdered Hair Dressed with a Blue Ribbon, wearing a White Chemise and Blue Bolero with Lace Fastenings, late 18th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 6cm x 4.5cm, within a gilt metal and Blue Glass and enamelled frame with gilt star decoration, the reverse with oval compartment containing an arrangement of plaited hair within a blue glass reserve .

British School - Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Boy wearing a White Stock, Chemise, Yellow Waistcoat and Blue Jacket, early 19th Century watercolour on card, approx 8.5cm x 7cm, within a gilt wood frame.

Circle of Abraham Daniel - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, her Powdered Hair dressed with Pearls, wearing a White Fichu over a Cream Dress, late 18th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 4.5cm x 3.5cm, within a gilt metal brooch frame, the reverse with an arrangement of hair in the form of the Prince of Wales Feathers with pearls and gilt threads.

British School - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Lady, her Hair in Ringlets, wearing a Pearl Necklace and a Cream Silk Dress, early 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 7cm x 5.5cm, within an oval gilt metal frame.

British School - `Portrait of John Hampden Gledstaines of Sutton Place, Surrey` (Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of the Gentleman wearing a White Stock, Chemise, Waistcoat and Blue Jacket), 19th Century watercolour on ivory, inscribed verso, approx 7cm x 5.5cm, within an ebonized frame.

British Provincial School - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of Martha Beaumont wearing a Blue Dress with Lace Décolletage, watercolour on ivory, approx 7.5cm x 6cm, within an ebonized frame, together with two further watercolours on ivory by a similar hand, Miniature Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman of the same Family.

A filigree mounted oval portrait miniature brooch designed as the portrait of a lady, probably Indian, a malachite pendant, a pair of malachite drop shaped earrings, a pair of agate drop shaped earrings (faults), an odd earring, a cornelian cufflink and two charms.

Continental School - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, Her Hair in Ringlets, wearing a Brown Dress, early 19th Century watercolour on card, approx 6.5cm x 5.5cm, within a gilt oval frame and leather case.

Circle of François Rochard - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Black Stock, White Chemise, Cream Waistcoat and Black Jacket, mid-19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 5cm x 4cm, within a gilt metal oval frame.

Circle of Thomas Richmond - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Boy wearing a Black Bow, White Chemise with Wide Collar and Black Jacket, mid-19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 5cm x 4cm, within a gilt metal oval frame.

British School - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, her Hair in Curls, wearing a White Dress, 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 6cm x 5cm, within a gilt metal oval frame.

Circle of William Grimaldi - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, her Hair in Ringlets, wearing a Floral and Black Lace Dress, early 19th Century watercolour, approx 8cm x 6.5cm, partly cased.

British Provincial School - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Child wearing a Blue Dress, early 19th Century watercolour, approx 5.5cm x 4.5cm, within a pierced gilt metal brooch frame.

Attributed to George Engleheart - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, wearing a White Fichu over a Dark Dress and a Black Ribbon around her Neck, late 18th Century watercolour on ivory, inscribed verso, approx 4cm x 3.5cm, within an 18th Century shagreen case.

Attributed to John Comerford - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, her Powdered Hair dressed with Pearls, wearing a Green Dress with White Fichu, watercolour on ivory, signed with initials and dated 1789, approx 5cm x 4cm, within an oval gilt metal frame.

After Andrew Plimer - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, wearing a Blue Bandeau, White Dress and Pearl Necklace, 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 6cm x 5cm, within a gilt composition frame.

Circle of Maria Cosway - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Lady, wearing a White Dress, early 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 7cm x 6cm, within an oval gilt metal mount and ebonized frame.

British School - Oval Miniature Head and Shoulder Portrait of a Lady, her Hair in Curls, wearing a White Décolleté Dress, early 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 6.5cm x 5cm, within a gilt oval mount and ebonized frame.

Circle of Pierre Adolphe Hall - Oval Miniature Half Length Portrait of a Lady with Powder-dressed Hair, wearing a White Fichu over a Cream Dress, a Landscape beyond, 19th Century watercolour on ivory, approx 6.5cm x 5cm, within an ebonized frame.