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Fine Portrait Miniatures

Auction 19943
London, Knightsbridge
21 Nov 2012, starting at 14:00 GMT.
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Sir William Charles Ross (British, 1794-1860) Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough (1807-1881), seated before an aperture and hanging drapery, wearing India green dress with amber and green shoulder rolls, her jewelled sleeves slashed to reveal amber, her neckline edged with white lace, teal underdress, a burnt orange, teal and sea green stole pinned at her left shoulder with a pearl brooch, saffron jewelled sash, sapphire and emerald pendant necklace, her blonde hair partially curled and upswept, dressed with strands of pearls (cracked)
Sold for £13,750 inc. premium
Sir William Charles Ross (British, 1794-1860) Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough (1807-1881), seated before an aperture and hanging drapery, wearing India ...
George Chinnery RHA (British, 1774-1852) Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Peacocke Sr. of the Buffs (Royal East Kent) (3rd Foot), wearing the uniform of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards, red coat with gold edged blue facings and gold epaulettes
Sold for £9,375 inc. premium
George Chinnery RHA (British, 1774-1852) Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Peacocke Sr. of the 3rd Regiment of Foot (later Scots Guards ...
Richard Cosway R.A. (British, 1742-1821) A Lady, wearing white dress with frilled trim to her décolleté, pearl pendant earring, her powdered hair dressed with a strand of pearls and worn à le conseilleur
Sold for £7,500 inc. premium
Richard Cosway R.A. (British, 1742-1821) A Lady, wearing white dress with frilled trim to her décolleté, pearl pendant ...
Henry Jacob Burch (British, born 1763) An Officer, wearing dark blue coat with scarlet facings, gold epaulette, white chemise and frilled cravat, black stock, his hair powdered
Sold for £6,875 inc. premium
Henry Jacob Burch (British, born 1763) An Officer, wearing dark blue coat with scarlet facings, gold epaulette, white chemise and ...

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Attributed to Richard J. Schwager (Austrian, 1822-1880) A Young Child, wearing round-necked white chemise, the fair hair worn short and parted to the right
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Attributed to Richard J. Schwager (Austrian, 1822-1880) A Young Child, wearing round-necked white chemise, the fair hair worn short and parted to the right
Estimate:
£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
Continental School, circa 1885 Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; later Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857–1944), wearing black dress with lace to her sleeves and décolleté, black lace fichu pinned with a spray of pink, white and yellow roses, a silver and pearl ribbon brooch, diamond pendant earring, her dark hair coiled and upswept
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Continental School, circa 1880 Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore; later Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857–1944), wearing black dress with lace to her sleeves and décolleté, ...
Sold for £875 inc. premium
Mathieu Deroche (French, active 1866-1904) A Gentleman, wearing black coat, waistcoat, white chemise and black tie
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Mathieu Deroche (French, active 1866-1904) A Gentleman, wearing black coat, waistcoat, white chemise and black tie
Sold for £750 inc. premium
Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) Herbert De Odingsells Coke (1864-1890), wearing dark grey coat with red facings, gold and silver chains suspended from a white riband
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134Y
Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) Herbert De Odingsells Coke (1864-1890), wearing dark grey coat with red facings, gold and silver shoulder cord epaulettes suspended from a ...
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
€950 - 1,400
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) A portrait of the three Children of George Loyd Foster Harter (1852-1920): James Collier (1889-1917), Helen Elizabeth Frederica and Geraldine Nevill, all seated; the former, wearing cream Russian-style smock with embroidery across the chest, white falling collar and cuffs, his brown hair worn short and parted to the right; his sister, Helen Elizabeth Frederica, wearing cream dress with two-tiered lace collar falling over her shoulders, coral necklace, her blonde hair curling and worn loose; her sister, Geraldine Nevill, wearing cream sleeveless dress, the neckline trimmed with lace, pale blue sash and ribbons to the shoulders, coral necklace, her blonde hair curled and worn short
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135Y
Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) A portrait of three Children of George Loyd Foster Harter (1852-1920): James Collier (1889-1917), Helen Elizabeth Frederica (b.1888) and Geraldine Nevill ...
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) A Lady, wearing white dress, her blonde hair worn loose about her shoulders
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Ernest Rinzi (British, 1836-1909) A Lady, wearing white dress, her blonde hair worn loose about her shoulders
Estimate:
£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
G.C. Williamson The History of Portrait Miniatures 1531-1860<BR>Volumes I and II
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G.C. Williamson The History of Portrait Miniatures 1531-1860. Volumes I and II
Sold for £125 inc. premium
Miss (Louise Augustine) Augusta Cougnard (British, 1865-1919) Miss Cecily Winifred Spencer Stanhope (b. circa 1871-1904), wearing white dress with full-length sleeves and ribbon ties to the bodice and left shoulder, a pink shawl draped about her shoulders, her blonde hair upswept and dressed with a diamond clasp
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138Y
Miss (Louise Augustine) Augusta Cougnard (British, 1865-1919) Miss Cecily Winifred Spencer Stanhope (b. circa 1871-1904), wearing white dress with full-length sleeves and ribbon ties to ...
Sold for £187 inc. premium
Miss Ida Frances Laidman (British, 1877-1962) A Lady, wearing white dress with violet corsage to her bodice, a pale pink shawl draped about her, her blonde hair parted in the centre and worn short
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139Y
Miss Ida Frances Laidman (British, 1877-1962) A Lady, wearing white dress with violet corsage to her bodice, a pale pink shawl draped about her, her ...
Estimate:
£500 - 700
€590 - 830
US$ 760 - 1,100
Mrs Gertrude Massey (née Seth) (British, 1868-1957) The artist's niece, Maude Sybil Phoebe Fairweather (née Aflalo) (1896-1982), wearing white chemise, her arms crossed over her chest like wings, her mass of brown hair worn loose about her face
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140Y
Mrs Gertrude Massey (née Seth) (British, 1868-1957) The artist's niece, Maude Sybil Phoebe Fairweather (née Aflalo) (1896-1982), wearing white chemise, her arms crossed over her ...
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium
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