Peter Eduard Stroely (German, 1768-circa 1826) A Lady, wearing white dress and burnt umber stole, her dark hair partially upswept and dressed with a teal bandeau

Portrait Miniatures

Bonhams is world renowned for its strength in this particular field with an outstanding track record of selling highly important single-owner collections. The Albion Collection sold by Bonhams in April 2004, remains to this day, the highest grossing auction of portrait miniatures from a single-owner collection, achieving a total of just over £1.5million.

The department handles British, European and American portrait miniatures on copper, vellum and ivory in addition to portraits on paper, silhouettes and wax profiles, spanning the 16th – 20th centuries.

Works by masters of the genre, such as Bone, Cooper, Cosway, Engleheart, Hilliard, Oliver, Ross, Smart and Stroely are routinely offered in the bi-annual Fine Portrait Miniatures auctions at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. Further miniatures and silhouettes are also featured in the quarterly fine sales at Bonhams, Oxford.

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Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

Peter Eduard Stroely (German, 1768-circa 1826) A Lady, wearing white dress and burnt umber stole, her dark hair partially upswept ...

Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1751-1822) A rare and important miniature portraying the artist's brother, Andrew Plimer (1763-1837), wearing pale yellow coat, white waistcoat, frilled chemise, stock and cravat, his powdered hair tied with a black ribbon bow, a paint brush held up in his left hand

Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1751-1822) A rare self-portrait of the artist, wearing pale yellow coat, white waistcoat, frilled chemise, stock and ...

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 ...

Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England (1653-1658), wearing suit of armour and white collar, his ...