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Fine Portrait Miniatures
25 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge
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The Merchiston Collection of Fine Portrait Miniatures, The Property of Mrs Eleanor Hamilton
25 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge
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Fine Portrait Miniatures
20 May 2009, Knightsbridge
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  George Engleheart, A Field Officer of the 86th Regiment of Foot Bonhams is immensely proud to be able to say that they were the UK market leader in this field for 2009.

Bonhams Portrait Miniature Department is unique in being run by an expert with more than twelve years experience in the field. The department handles British, European and American portrait miniatures on vellum, ivory, enamel and oil on metal from the 16th Century to early 20th Century.

Our two annual Fine auctions always include works by masters of the genre, Hilliard, Oliver, Cooper, Petitot, Engleheart, Dumont, Smart, Cosway, Isabey and Bone.




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Miniature Paintings Sell for Maximum Prices at Bonhams Fine Portrait Miniatures Sale

A remarkable result at the Fine Portrait Miniatures sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge proved that whilst these beautiful paintings may only measure millimetres, they are a sizeable investment indeed.

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Fine Portrait Miniatures
Thursday 8 April 2010

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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 (1532-1588)
Sold for £72,000


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