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£795 GBPFine Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady
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A fine Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady wearing a white dress with pink belt and blue outer, her left hand holding something attached to a thin necklace, her elbow resting on a table; watercolor on ivory; apparently unsigned; set in modern ebonized frame; 12.7 x 10cm (5 x 4ins) sight (visible portrait size) Her dress, while low cut at the neckline, which would perhaps suggest a date in the earliest part of the century, is yet belted low at the waist which might suggest later. Her hair, ...
£595 GBPWilliam Thick(e) (British act.1779-1814) Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
William Thick(e) (British act.1779-1814) a portrait miniature of a Gentleman; watercolor on ivory; faintly signed, addressed and possibly dated in pencil on a wood wafer within the reverse of the frame; in a gilt metal mount and ebonised frame, the reverse with inscription: “Nathan Crowe (March 1721.) Grand Uncle to Grandma Mary Gibbons and Uncle to Henri Gibbons. W Thick No.17 Duke Street Portland Place”; 7.3 x 5.9cm (2.9 x 2.3ins) visible image size. CONDITION: Portrait: in fine condition, ...
£395 GBPc.1845 Scottish School Portrait Miniature of a Lady
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
c.1845 Scottish School; a portrait miniature of a lady; watercolor on ivory; mounted in a chased yellow metal pendant / brooch frame, the reverse glazed to reveal blue material; 1.7 x 1.4ins (4.3 x 3.5cm) CONDITION: Both the portrait and frame are in excellent condition throughout. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: Should you buy something from us with which you are not fully satisfied, you may return it for a full refund of the price you paid, including shipping. The only conditions are firstly that you ...
£1,250 GBPJohn Thomas Barber Beaumont (British 1774-1841) Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
John Thomas Barber Beaumont, F.S.A., F.G.S. (British 1774-1841); a fine portrait miniature of a Gentleman, his hair powdered, wearing a black coat with white cravat and waistcoat; watercolour on ivory; signed I T B on the obverse and signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse: “J T Barber pinx Southampton & London 1801”; set in a gold pendant frame, the reverse with hair curl set with braided gold “grass fronds” and seed pearl clasp, blue enamel plaque with graduated seed pearl surround and ...
£275 GBPEdwardian English School Portrait Miniature of a Child Signed
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
A late Victorian or Edwardian English School portrait miniature of a young child: watercolor on ivory; Monogrammed R.R.S. lower right; in a modern gilt metal pendant frame with purple felt back; 53 x 45cm (2.1 x 1.75ins) CONDITION: Portrait: colours fresh, no damage. Frame: gilding worn. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: Should you buy something from us with which you are not fully satisfied, you may return it for a full refund of the price you paid, including shipping. The only conditions are firstly ...
£295 GBPFine 19th Century Portrait Miniature Mary Queen of Scots
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
A very finely painted late 19th century portrait miniature of Mary, Queen of Scots; watercolour on paper; unsigned; inscribed on scrap of paper to reverse of frame: "by Mrs Kelley (Grandma Martineau's? grandmother)"; in a glazed gilt wood and composition frame; 10 x 8cm (4 x 3.2ins) sight (visible portrait) size. Overall frame size 32.5 x 30cm (approx 12 3/4 x 11 3/4ins). . CONDITION REPORT: The portrait is in excellent condition with no damage, staining or foxing. The frame is in good condition ...
£495 GBPAfter William Grimaldi (1751-1830) Portrait Miniature of Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. (1723-1792)
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
After a portrait miniature in enamel by William Grimaldi (British 1751-1830), painted in 1811, which was itself after a self-portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. (British 1723-1792); a fine portrait miniature; watercolor on ivory; behind convex glass in an antique ebonised frame (a/f – see below); 8 x 6.5cm (3.1 x 2.6ins) sight (visible image) size. The original of this miniature by Grimaldi was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812 (no. 626) and sold at Bonhams on 18 November 2003 for £7,800 ...
£495 GBPc.1815 Georgian Portrait Miniature of a Lady Gold Frame & Hair Plait
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
A fine Georgian, c1815, Portrait Miniature of a Lady wearing a white dress, with lorgnettes tucked into a silver belt; watercolour; apparently unsigned; set in a gold (tests 14/15k) pendant frame with finely plaited hair panel verso; 6 x 4.7cm (2.4 x 1.8ins) CONDITION: Colours fresh and unfaded; the painted surface slightly uneven but no cracks or flakes; the portrait does not quite meet the edge of the frame (a positive feature as it reduces the risk of cracking due to temperature changes); the ...
£695 GBPJohn Barry (British Act.1784-1827) Portrait Miniature of a Lady; Hair/Pearls verso
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
John Barry (British Fl.1784-1827); A Miniature Portrait of a Lady; Watercolour on Ivory; set in a gold pendant frame, glazed verso with fine hair-work and central panel with initials in seed pearls, set against opalescent background; 6.3 x 5.1cm (2.5 x 2ins) image size. PROVENANCE: Verified as “John Barry without a doubt” by a leading London specialist. This miniature comes with an open-ended authenticity guarantee from us. CONDITION: There is a very fine hairline in the ivory running near ...
£475 GBPAfter Jean-Marc Nattier (France 1685-1766) Victorian Portrait Miniature
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
After Jean-Marc Nattier (France 1685-1766) a fine late 19th century portrait miniature of a lady gathering flowers seated against a rocky outcrop in a landscape; watercolor on ivory; signed "M.D." lower right; in a substantial Victorian brass frame with bevelled glass; 9.5 x 7cm (3.75 x 2.75ins) sight (visible image size) This portrait is very much in the style of Nattier and although we have not been able to identify the original, we think it is most probably after an original by him. The ...
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Charles Richard Bone (British 1809-c.1880); a rare portrait miniature of a Lady named Polly (May) Fox wearing early spectacles; c.1835; watercolour on ivory; inscribed verso: “Polly (May) Fox by Bone aunt of Robt Wm Fox”; with ormolu mount in a glazed antique pierced gilt gesso frame; 8.8 x 6.7cm (3.5 x 2.6ins) sight (visible portrait) size The spectacles the lady is wearing are of a French style current between c.1830-c.1840, the rims of the lenses with tortoiseshell insert rims known as ...
£125 GBP19th Century English Portrait Miniature Lady with Roses Signed
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
19th Century English School; Portrait Miniature of a Lady wearing a pearl necklace and holding flowers, with trees in the background; watercolour on ivory; indistinctly signed; ebonised frame (scuffed); 2.4 x 2ins (6 x 5cm) image size. Condition: paint disturbed at edge of upper left quarter; a little pale (slightly faded?).
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
After Salomon Guillaume Counis (Swiss, 1785-1859) "The Beautiful Greek," Marie Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese; portrait miniature; watercolor on ivory; signed indistinctly center right; mounted with a gilt metal surround on a velvet covered wood plaque; 3.5 x 2.75ins (9 x 7cm) CONDITION REPORT: The portrait is in generally very good condition, with fresh colours and no fading; there is a small 0.5cm scratch in the paint at the edge at 9 o'clock. The frame/mount is in good condition. Marie ...
£425 GBPLate Victorian Continental School Enamel Portrait Miniature Girl with Rabbit
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Late Victorian Continental School portrait miniature of a girl holding an rabbit; enamel; glazed and mounted as a yellow metal, probably pinchbeck, brooch with beeded border, the reverse glazed to reveal cream silk; 4 x 3.2cm (1.5 x 1.25ins) Initially, I could not be sure whether this was enamel on metal or a reverse-enamelled onto the glass, the fit to the concave of the glass and to the rim being so exact. However, expert opinion has pointed out that if it was reverse-painted, there would have ...
£225 GBPLate 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Child
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Mrs Hall, after Mrs Clarendon Smith (British, IXX - XX); a portrait miniature of Aubrey N H M Herbert (1880-1923) as an infant; watercolor on ivory; in a brass frame with ormolu mount, the reverse glazed to reveal a fragment of old postcard bearing the inscription: "Aubrey N H M Herbert 1881 - Copied for Lady V Herbert by Mrs ? Hall from Portrait by Mrs Clarendon Smith"; 5.8cm (2 1/4ins) diameter sight (portrait) size. CONDITION REPORT: The portrait is somewhat faded and the background has a few ...
£325 GBPC.1845 English School Portrait Miniature Young Girl
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
19th century, c.1845, English School portrait miniature of a young girl wearing a white dress with blue sash and ribbon trimmings, set against a sky background; watercolour on ivory; behind convex glass in a black ebonised frame with turned gilt metal surround; 5 x 4.2cm (2 x 1 5/8ins) sight (visible portrait) size CONDITION REPORT: In excellent condition with colours very fresh and unfaded; the ivory may be very slightly bowed. The frame is in generally good condition at the front but somewhat ...
£395 GBPAugusta Cougnard (fl.1886-1892) Portrait Miniature of a Lady
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Miss Augusta Cougnard (British fl.1886-1892); a superbly painted portrait miniature of a lady; watercolour, signed and dated (1892) lower right; in a glazed, black lacquer and wood frame with gilt decorative moulding at the sight edge; 9.5 x 7.2cm (3.75 x 2.8ins) sight (visible portrait) size. The skin-tones of this portrait are particularly deserving of mention, and probably not well represented by our photography. Augusta Cougnard exhibited three miniatures at the Royal Academy between 1886 ...
£475 GBPT. M. Fox (British act.1833-1846) Portrait Miniature of a Lady
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
T. M. Fox (British act.1833-1846) a portrait miniature of a lady; watercolor on ivory; signed, inscribed and dated (Sept 9 1846) on the reverse; in a period ebonised frame with convex glass and also glazed on the reverse to reveal the inscription; 6.7 x 5.4cm (2.6 x 2.1ins) sight (visible image) size. The inscription reads; “Painted by T. M. Fox Miniature Painter 12 Grenada Terrace Commercial Rd. East London Sept 9 1846 N.B. The Card must remain after it is sett”. CONDITION: The portrait and ...
£675 GBPAttributed to Joseph Saunders (British fl.1772-1811) 18th Century Portrait Miniature
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Attributed to Joseph Saunders (British fl.1772-1811); a portrait miniature of a young gentleman, once thought to be the actor, John Philip Kemble (1753-1823) (see provenance below), wearing black doublet with white lace falling collar tied with tassels; watercolor on ivory; signed lower right with initials, J.S., and dated 1774; mounted in a later gilt metal pendant frame with matted border decoration; 5.3 x 4.2cm (2.1 x 1.65ins) sight (visible portrait) size. PROVENANCE: Christie's South ...
£395 GBPCircle of Thomas Richmond (British 1771-1837) Portrait Miniature of a Lady
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Circle of Thomas Richmond (British 1771-1837); a portrait miniature of a young Lady of striking (!) appearance; watercolor on ivory; set in a gold pendant frame, the reverse glazed to reveal plaited hair; 2.9 x 2.25 ins (7.3 x 5.7cm) visible image size. CONDITION: The portrait in in excellent condition, as is the plaited hair arrangement on the reverse. The frame has a few very minor dents and marks; the bale looks as though it has been broken off and re-glued at some time and it would be ...
£750 GBP Sale PendingSALE PENDING Otto Wustlich (German 1819-1886) Porcelain Plaque Portrait Miniature
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Otto Wustlich (German 1819-1886); a superbly painted porcelain portrait plaque depicting a lady, in the manner of Reni or Guercino, holding a paper on which is inscribed "Ascentur de Virgine"; signed "O. Wustlich" and dated "1843" centre right; mounted in a 19th century gilt composite and wood frame; 10 x 9 cm (4 x 3 1/2 ins) plaque size. Probably painted for the Schmidt porcelain manufactury in Bamberg, Bavaria (see biography below). Condition: In excellent, near mint condition with no damage. ...
£595 GBP Sale PendingSALE PENDING c.1820 English School Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
c.1820 English School; a portrait miniature of a Gentleman; watercolor on ivory; set in a gold pendant frame, the reverse glazed to reveal an arrangement of hair curls with a seed pearl clasp; 2.75 x 2.1ins (7.2 x 5.5cm) visible image size CONDITION: Portrait: colours and skin-tones fresh and unfaded; the glass is quite scratched; the edge of the ivory can be just seen within the rim of the glass, revealing a tiny flake of paint missing at 7 o'clock and a little nick in the ivory at 4 o'clock, ...
£1,250 GBP Sale PendingSALE PENDING Mrs Mary F Hamilton (British fl.1807-1849); “Swiss Girl” Portrait Miniature
Fine Art:Portrait Miniatures
Mrs Mary F Hamilton (British fl.1807-1849); “Swiss Girl”: a portrait miniature; mineral pigments on marble; exhibited at the Royal Academy no.683 in 1843 (inscription and cuttings verso); mounted in its almost certainly original gilt composition frame; 18 x 14cm (7 x 5 1/2ins) sight (visible painting) size (frame size: 30.5 x 27cm (12 x 10 5/8ins)) There is a panel on the reverse of the frame which reveals an inscribed paper, possibly the exhibition label, which reads” 2 Miniatures / A Portrait ...| Items 1 - 23 of 23 | Page 1 of 1 |
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