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Fine Portrait Miniatures

Session: Fine Portrait Miniatures

London, Knightsbridge
20 May 2009, session starting at 14:00 BST

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J. Parent (French, active circa 1810-circa 1833) Napoleon I (1769-1821), wearing the uniform of the
Sold for £10,800 inc. premium
J. Parent (French, active circa 1810-1833) Napoléon I (1769-1821), wearing the uniform of the Chasseurs-à-Cheval, with the red ...
Richard Cosway, RA (British, 1742-1821) A Gentleman, wearing moss-green coat with grey collar, and c
Sold for £10,800 inc. premium
Richard Cosway, RA (British, 1742-1821) A Gentleman, wearing moss-green coat with grey collar, and covered buttons, white waistcoat and frilled ...
Henry Bone, R.A. (British, 1755-1834) Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), wearing tall
Sold for £9,600 inc. premium
Henry Bone, R.A. (British, 1755-1834) Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), wearing tall black hat and black doublet ...
Gervase Spencer (British, circa 1715-1763) Susannah Beckford (née Love) (d.1803), dressed a la Turqu
Sold for £9,600 inc. premium
Gervase Spencer (British, circa 1715-1763) Susannah Beckford (née Love) (d.1803), dressed à la Turque in a white costume sprigged ...

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Attributed to Michiel van Miereveld (Dutch, 1567-1641) Marie de Medici (1575-1642), wearing dress tr
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Attributed to Michiel van Miereveld (Dutch, 1567-1641) Marie de Medici (1575-1642), wearing dress trimmed with white lace and ribbon rosette, spreading white lace collar, pearl ...
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
English School Two portrait studies, Thomas White (1628-1698), Bishop of Peterborough and Gilbert Bu
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English School Two portrait studies, Thomas White (1628-1698), Bishop of Peterborough and Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715), Bishop of Salisbury
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€700 - 930
English School, circa 1740 A young Gentleman, wearing buttoned frock coat, high tied stock, his left
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English School, circa 1740 A young Gentleman, wearing buttoned frock coat, high tied stock, his left hand tucked into decorated waistcoat, ruffles at the cuff
Sold for £432 inc. premium
Robert White (British, 1645-1703) An unfinshed portrait of one of Charles II's Bishops, wearing robe
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Robert White (British, 1645-1703) An unfinished portrait of one of Charles II's Bishops, wearing robes and bands, with shoulder-length hair
Estimate:
£400 - 600
US$ 600 - 910
€470 - 700
French School, circa 1570 A Bearded Gentleman, wearing white buttoned doublet and ruff
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French School, circa 1570 A Bearded Gentleman, wearing white buttoned doublet and ruff
Sold for £2,160 inc. premium
Flemish School, 16th Century A Gentleman, wearing black doublet, white chemise, black hat and gold p
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Flemish School, 16th Century A Gentleman, wearing black doublet, white chemise, black hat and gold pendant, holding a book in his right hand
Sold for £2,640 inc. premium
Circle of Frans Pourbus (Flemish, 1569-1622) A pair of portraits of Rudolph I of Germany (1218-1291)
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Circle of Frans Pourbus (Flemish, 1569-1622) A pair of portraits of Rudolph I of Germany (1218-1291) and Gertrude of Hohenberg (c.1225-1281), he wearing flowered green ...
Sold for £1,200 inc. premium
English School, 17th Century A gold portrait miniature frame, the reverse of pale blue enamel with m
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English School, 17th Century A gold portrait miniature frame, the reverse of pale blue enamel with monogram in white of entwined S beneath a coronet, ...
Sold for £660 inc. premium
English School, circa 1710 A pair of portraits of Catherine Nanney (1692-1756) and Janet Nanney (169
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English School, circa 1710 A pair of portraits of Catherine Nanney (1692-1756) and Janet Nanney (1692-1728), wearing crimson dresses with white underslips and blue and ...
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,800
Peter Cross (British, circa 1650-1724) Lady Warwick (d. circa 1689), wearing blue dress over white c
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Peter Cross (British, circa 1650-1724) Lady Warwick (d. circa 1689), wearing blue dress over white chemise, a jewelled clasp at her breast, an orange shawl ...
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,800
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