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Fine Portrait Miniatures

28 June 2012 | starting at 14:00 BST
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London, Knightsbridge
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Henry Bone, R.A. (British, 1755-1834) 'The Three Graces', The Ladies Rushout: Anne (d.1849), Harriet (d.1851) and Elizabeth (1774-1862), standing together, wearing white muslin dresses; Harriet, centre, in semi embrace with Anne on her right, holding hands with Elizabeth on her left, wearing spotted gauze dress; Anne, wearing a white bandeau; Elizabeth, wearing a pale blue sash around her waist and left arm, her fair hair dressed with a strand of pearls

Henry Bone, R.A. (British, 1755-1834) 'The Three Graces', The Ladies Rushout: Anne (d.1849), Harriet (d.1851) and Elizabeth (1774-1862), standing together, wearing white muslin dresses; Harriet, centre, in semi embrace with Anne on her right, holding hands with Elizabeth on her left, wearing spotted gauze dress; Anne, wearing a white bandeau; Elizabeth, wearing a pale blue sash around her waist and left arm, her fair hair dressed with a strand of pearls. Sold for £67,250 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 natural hair worn to his shoulders

Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732) Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England (1653-1658), wearing suit of armour and white collar, his natural hair worn to his shoulders. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

John Smart (British, 1742-1811) A Gentleman, wearing lilac coat and waistcoat lined with turquoise blue fur, white stock and lace cravat, black stock loosely tied, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with a wide black ribbon bow

John Smart (British, 1742-1811) A Gentleman, wearing lilac coat and waistcoat lined with turquoise blue fur, white stock and lace cravat, black stock loosely tied, his powdered wig worn en queue and tied with a wide black ribbon bow. Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

Mme Jeanne Doucet de Surigny (née Glaesner) (French, active 1791-1806) Two portrait miniatures of Etienne-Cyprien Renouard de Bussièrre (1736-1794), Marquis de Roche and his wife, Marie Suzanne Doucet de Surigny (1751-1825): the former, seated on a grassy hillock in a wooded landscape, wearing brown coat, white buttoned waistcoat, stock and cravat, dark sienna breeches and fawn riding boots, his powdered wig worn en queue, he holds a book in his left hand and a silver-handled walking cane crooked in his right elbow; the latter, standing in a draped entrance to a boudoir, wearing navy blue pelisse over white embroidered muslin gown with apricot lining, gold hoop earrings, her curling hair falling to her shoulders beneath a white turban, she holds a sprig of violets in her left hand and pulls back a green curtain with her right

Mme Jeanne Doucet de Surigny (née Glaesner) (French, active 1791-1806) Two portrait miniatures of Etienne-Cyprien Renouard de Bussièrre (1736-1794), Marquis de Roche and his wife, Marie Suzanne Doucet de Surigny (1751-1825): the former, seated on a grassy hillock in a wooded landscape, wearing brown coat, white buttoned waistcoat, stock and cravat, dark sienna breeches and fawn riding boots, his powdered wig worn en queue, he holds a book in his left hand and a silver-handled walking cane crooked in his right elbow; the latter, standing in a draped entrance to a boudoir, wearing navy blue pelisse over white embroidered muslin gown with apricot lining, gold hoop earrings, her curling hair falling to her shoulders beneath a white turban, she holds a sprig of violets in her left hand and pulls back a green curtain with her right. Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

Mme Jeanne Doucet de Surigny (née Glaesner) (French, active 1791-1806) A rare miniature by the artist, possibly portraying the three children of Lord Robert Seymour (1748-1831) in a rocky landscape: the boy, seated, holding two flowers in his left hand, his right arm around his younger sibling, wearing buff breeches, brown frock coat and white chemise with frilled collar; the youngest child, seated and wearing white chemise, handling flowers gathered by the eldest sibling, a girl, wearing teal blue dress and white chemise with frilled trim

Mme Jeanne Doucet de Surigny (née Glaesner) (French, active 1791-1806) A rare miniature by the artist, possibly portraying the three children of Lord Robert Seymour (1748-1831) in a rocky landscape: the boy, seated, holding two flowers in his left hand, his right arm around his younger sibling, wearing buff breeches, brown frock coat and white chemise with frilled collar; the youngest child, seated and wearing white chemise, handling flowers gathered by the eldest sibling, a girl, wearing teal blue dress and white chemise with frilled trim. Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

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