The Merchiston Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, The Property of Mrs Eleanor Hamilton

Session: The Merchiston Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, The Property of Mrs Eleanor Hamilton

London, Knightsbridge
25 Nov 2009, session starting at 14:00 GMT

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Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A Pair of portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley
Sold for £72,000 inc. premium
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A pair of portraits of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) and Robert ...
George Engleheart (British, 1750-1829) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gray
Sold for £25,200 inc. premium
George Engleheart (British, 1750-1829) Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Grey (1770/1-1797), wearing the uniform of the 12th Regiment of Foot, scarlet ...
Richard Gibson (British, 1615-1690) Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671)
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
Richard Gibson (British, 1615-1690) Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671), wearing ochre dress with slashed sleeve over white smock, mole-coloured ...
Joseph Daniel (British, circa 1760-1803) A Gentleman, half-length, wearing brown coat, cream waistcoat, frilled white shirt cuffs, cravat and powdered wig, his left hand pointing to a glass of water held in his right hand
Sold for £16,800 inc. premium
Joseph Daniel (British, circa 1760-1803) A Gentleman, half-length, wearing brown coat, cream waistcoat, frilled white shirt cuffs, cravat and powdered ...

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English School, circa 1560 A Judge
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English School, circa 1575 A Judge, probably Sir John Clench (c.1535–1607), wearing miniver lined crimson cloak closed at his right shoulder, white fur tippet, small ...
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£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,900
Circle of François Clouet (French, 1522-1572) A Gentleman, aged 42, wearing black robes, white ruff and black hat
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Circle of François Clouet (French, 1522-1572) A Gentleman, aged 42, wearing black robes, white ruff and black hat
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£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,400
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A Pair of portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley
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Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A pair of portraits of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ...
Sold for £72,000 inc. premium
Samuel Cooper (British, 1609-1672) James, 12th Earl and later 1st Duke of Ormonde - some flaking to
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Samuel Cooper (British, 1609-1672) James Butler, 12th Earl and 1st Duke of Ormonde (1610-1688), wearing armour and small white collar, his natural hair worn long
Sold for £12,000 inc. premium
Richard Gibson (British, 1615-1690) Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671)
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Richard Gibson (British, 1615-1690) Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (1637-1671), wearing ochre dress with slashed sleeve over white smock, mole-coloured mantle pinned at her left ...
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
Peter Cross (British, circa 1650-1724) A Lady, wearing blue dress over white smock, a crimson mantle over her left shoulder, her dark hair worn high and falling over her right shoulder
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Peter Cross (British, circa 1650-1724) A Lady, wearing blue dress over white smock, a crimson mantle over her left shoulder, her dark hair worn high ...
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,500
US$ 2,300 - 3,800
€1,800 - 2,900
Charles Beale (British, 1660-circa 1714) Charles Taylor (b.1656), aged 32, wearing brown cloak and white cravat, his natural hair worn long
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Charles Beale (British, 1660-circa 1714) Charles Taylor (b.1656), aged 32, wearing brown cloak and white cravat, his natural hair worn long
Sold for £2,880 inc. premium
Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) A Lady holding a dove
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Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) A Lady, half-length, wearing blue dress over white smock, a crimson mantle about her shoulders, she rests her right elbow on ...
Sold for £7,200 inc. premium
Benjamin Arlaud (Swiss, circa 1670-after 1731) A Gentleman
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Benjamin Arlaud (Swiss, circa 1670-after 1731) A Gentleman, wearing crimson coat, white lace cravat and powdered wig
Sold for £3,840 inc. premium
Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) A Gentleman
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Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale PC FRS (1655-1700), wearing grey coat, white cravat and long natural curled wig, a blue cloak ...
Sold for £9,000 inc. premium
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