Portrait Miniatures & Silhouettes

28 Sep 2004, starting at 14:00 BST .

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This sale is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future sales, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this sale, please contact customer services.

John Buncombe, A silhouette of an Officer of the 10th Foot, profile to the right, wearing scarlet coat with yellow collar and silver epaulette

John Buncombe, A silhouette of an Officer of the 17th Foot (Leicestershire Regiment), profile to the right, wearing scarlet coat with white collar, silver lace in pairs across the chest, crimson waist sash, bicorn hat with black cockade beneath a white over red plume, oval Regimental silver shoulder belt plate and distinctive black lines within the silver lace and on the strap of the epaulette

English School, An Officer, probably of the 4th Foot, profile to the left, wearing scarlet coat with dark blue collar, lapel piped in white, silver buttons, oval belt plate and epaulette with a distinctive regimental badge of a lion within a circlet surmounted by a crown all in gold on red, his hair powdered and worn in a pigtail

Charles Hervé II, An Officer, profile to the left; together with another by an unknown hand (2)

John Field, A pair of silhouettes of a Lady and Gentleman, in profile to the right: she, wearing earring, her hair piled high; he, wearing coat and cravat

Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart, A pair of silhouettes of a Lady and Gentleman: she, facing right, her hair piled high; he, facing left, wearing coat

John Field, A silhouette of Sir Francis Burnett, profile to the right, wearing coat and stock

Mrs Sarah Harrington, A silhouette of a Lady, profile to the left, her hair in a banging chignon with high coiffure, she wears a ribbon necklace tied at the back

W. Bullock, A silhouette of a Gentleman, profile to the left, wearing coat and frilled waistcoat; together with a profile of a Gent by Prosopographus, the Automaton artist (2)

Attributed to Thomas Wheeler, A silhouette of a young Lady, profile to the left, wearing striped riding jacket, spotted fichu and wide brimmed hat dressed with three plumes

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This sale is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future sales, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this sale, please contact customer services.

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If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.

Buyers' Premium and Charges

For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:

Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.

VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.

Payment Notices

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Shipping Notices

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VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.

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