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English School (18th Century) Portrait of Mrs Watson of Ashley Place, in a Coral Choker, Earrings and Necklace, and wearing a Portrait Miniature, with the front of the Miniature pinned facing her; and Portrait of Mr Watson of Ashley Place in a White Cravat and Blue Coat, bust length pastel 58 x 45cm a pair (2) Provenance: Private collection, York A hand-written note on the reverse states that Ashley Place is "the next house to Mrs Simpson's" !
A Portrait Miniature, European School early-mid 19th century, depicting a gentleman seated in a library, wearing a black coat and tied white stock, 12x9cm: together with one other mid 19th century portrait miniature depicting an unfinished study of an elderly man, both in gilt swept frames, (2)
Two ivory pill boxes, the cover of each inset with a portrait miniature of a lady, circular 5.7cm diameter and oval 6.2cm long; two other portrait minatures; a 19th century Continental pierced, carved and stained bone model of an octagonal pedestal games table and a Chinese ivory counter box
Four miniature portraits, comprising a copy self portrait, Madame le Brun; a queen, title to verso 'Anjou'; a portrait of a lady, signed S. Blanc; and another portrait of a lady, a cobweb picture, in a wallet titled 'Gemalde auf Spinnenewebe Painting on Cobweb Peinture sur toile d'araignee Fr. Unterberger, Innsbruck, Tyrol'; and a rectangular enamel plaque.of Innsbruck
Three portrait miniatures of gentleman, inscribed verso ‘Sir Andrew Forster, The old faithful servant of James Second and Queen Ann by Stagle’, 3.7 x 3.2cm, another inscribed verso in ink ‘The Reverend Richard George Robinson LLB.......’ giving detailed history and a naval gent memorial miniature with lock of hair verso c. 1800 (3)
A Miniature Portrait Painted Porcelain Plaque depicting Agnes Wheler aged 16, William Corden, 1822, the oblong plaque depicting the young woman half length, her brown hair in Grecian style, grey-blue eyes and wearing a lace edged white satin puff sleeved dress with lilac sash, a column in the shadowy foreground, 14cm by 12cm, the reverse of the plaque with scription "Agnes Wheler Aged 16 years Painted by Wm Corden 1822", in an oak frame, the back panel with extensive ink inscription "Portrait of Agnes Wheeler at the age of sixteen. Painted by William Corden in 1822. Given to me by my aunt H Maria Fitzherbert, 14 August 1899. The frame was made by John Williams, a carpenter employed in repairing the house from a piece of old oak part of one of the house timbers at Somersal supposed to have originally formed part of the old hall at Cubley (signed W Fitzherbert). Somersal.Herbert 29 Aug 1899" See illustrations Somersal Hall, Somersal Herbert in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1564 for John Fitzherbert and incorporates an older Great Hall from circa 1500. Later additions were made in 1712 and 1750. A porch was added in 1899 (and perhaps the frame of this lot is made from timber from that addition?). The Fitzherberts had resided here from the 13th century or earlier and remained in residence until 1803 when, after the sale to Lord Vernon, returned to Fitzherbert ownership under William Fitzherbert (a younger son of the Tissington line). Subsequently Sir Henry Fitzherbert inherited Somersal Hall (as well as Tissington Hall), and he enlarged the former in 1850. William Corden (1797-1867) Derby trained artist, said by Haslam to have worked on the Rockingham Royal service.
English School, circa 1840: Portrait Miniature of a Mother and Child, she has black hair and brown eyes and wears a puff sleeved blue dress and muslin shawl, the blond haired child with blue eyes wearing cream gown tied with a blue sash, rectangular, 15cm by 11cm, in a glazed frame with gilt inner slip, Morocco covered back stamped in gilt "Maull & Fox, London" (this is half of a folding frame) (a/f)
English School, 19th century: A Miniature Portrait of Lord Cardigan, 7th Earl (1797-1868), gazing to sinister, in scarlet uniform, against a sky background, oval, 10cm by 7.7cm, inscribed on the reverse "Lord Cardigan, 7th Earl, KGB 1797-1868) James Thomas Brudenell, Balaklava 1854", gilt metal frame with ring for suspension; Another, of a lady, circa 1890, with coiffed grey powdered hair, brown eyes, a posy of flowers at her bosom, wearing light yellow dress against a sky background, oval, 9cm by 7.3cm, in gilt metal frame (2) See illustration
English Naive School, circa 1830: Portrait Miniature of Young Woman, with Grecian style curly brown hair, wearing a puff-sleeved low cut lace trimmed white dress and diaphanous red shawl, holding a book in her right hand, in an interior, 10cm by 8cm; and A Similar Portrait of a Gentleman, 9.4cm by 7.4cm, both contained in highly decorative gilt and gesso acanthus leaf embellished frames (2)
English School, circa 1830: Portrait Miniature of a Young Red Haired Woman, seated half length, her hair in Grecian style, a portfolio of drawings under her right arm, holding a pen in her right hand, and wearing a lace trimmed claret dress, 7.5cm by 6cm, in a crushed Morocco folding frame with inner ormolu milled slip frame See illustration
An early 19th Century gold and tortoiseshell portrait box and cover, of circular form, the cover mounted with an oval portrait miniature of a lady with flowing brown hair, slightly to sinister and indisctinctly signed, with a further portrait miniature of a girl with tight curled brown hair to the underside of the cover, diameter 7.5 cm (3 in.)
An 18th Century French shell-shaped snuff box, the hinged lid with repousse decoration of a mythological scene, the sides and base chased with rococo scrolls and flowers, the underside of the lid mounted with an oval portrait miniature of a gentleman, slightly to sinister, wearing a wig, a stock and a high collared blue jacket, width 8 cm (3 1/4 in.)
A 19th Century gold and tortoiseshell portrait box, of circular form, the cover mounted with an oval portrait miniature of a lady, slightly to sinister, her hair piled up on her head and restrained with a headband, bears signature Judlin and date 1785, beaded borders, the sides and base of the box inset with small roundels, diameter 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in.)

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