Fine Portrait Miniatures

17 Nov 2004, starting at 14:00 GMT .

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.

Henry Bone R.A., Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748-1810), half-length, wearing rear-admiral's full-dress uniform and the three Naval Gold Medals of Trafalgar, First of June and St. Vincent, all on white ribbons with blue borders

Sold for £ 38,050 (US$ 46,251) inc. premium

John Smart, A Gentleman, wearing brown coat, white waistcoat and frilled shirt with jewelled pin, his lace-edged cravat tied in a bow

Sold for £ 31,070 (US$ 37,766) inc. premium

John Smart, A Peeress, wearing 'Turkish' style dress, pearl-trimmed white dress embroidered with gold, ermine-trimmed turquoise robes, matching tied waist-sash and veil in her upswept and curled powdered hair

Sold for £ 28,680 (US$ 34,861) inc. premium

François Meuret, A girl, wearing low-cut white dress with gauze trim and lace collar

Sold for £ 6,572 (US$ 7,989) inc. premium

Richard Cosway R.A., Maria Cosway (1760-1838), her daughter Louisa (1790–1796) and dog; Maria stands full-length on steps, wearing 17th century style costume, her dress looped up over an underskirt, her boned bodice over a chemise, a broad-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich feathers over her curled hair, she holds the hand of her daughter, a greyhound at her feet

Sold for £ 4,541 (US$ 5,519) inc. premium

Henry Bone R.A., Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748-1810), half-length, wearing rear-admiral's full-dress uniform and the three Naval Gold Medals of Trafalgar, First of June and St. Vincent, all on white ribbons with blue borders

John Smart, A Gentleman, wearing brown coat, white waistcoat and frilled shirt with jewelled pin, his lace-edged cravat tied in a bow

John Smart, A Peeress, wearing 'Turkish' style dress, pearl-trimmed white dress embroidered with gold, ermine-trimmed turquoise robes, matching tied waist-sash and veil in her upswept and curled powdered hair

François Meuret, A girl, wearing low-cut white dress with gauze trim and lace collar

Richard Cosway R.A., Maria Cosway (1760-1838), her daughter Louisa (1790–1796) and dog; Maria stands full-length on steps, wearing 17th century style costume, her dress looped up over an underskirt, her boned bodice over a chemise, a broad-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich feathers over her curled hair, she holds the hand of her daughter, a greyhound at her feet

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Dutch School, A still life of flowers in a vase on a stone ledge including auriculae, narcissi and old white, pink and red roses, a bird with a pair of cherries in its beak beside a nest on the shelf and bunches of grapes, peaches and a pineapple to the right

Samuel Cooper, A Gentleman of the Townsend family, wearing armour and white lawn collar

Spanish School, A Gentleman, wearing dark grey patterned and slashed doublet and starched white collar

Richard Gibson, A Lady, wearing ochre-coloured dress, with white underdress and jewelled shoulder decoration, large drop pearl earrings, her dark hair curled

Thomas Flatman, A pair of portraits of a Gentleman and Lady; he wears black scholar's robes and a white lawn collar, his shoulder length brown hair curled, landscape background; she wears white dress with blue cloak, pearls at her neck

English School, Colonel Francis Columbine, three-quarter length, wearing armour, golden sash about his waist, white lace jabot and full-bottomed powdered wig tied with a blue ribbon, his left hand on the hilt of his sword, his right hand gesturing to a battle scene with burning castle in the background, to his right, his plumed helmet and roll of parchment on a red hanging

French School, A Noblewoman, wearing bright blue dress bordered with gold, jewelled pendants at her corsage and sleeves, frilled lace neckline, silver cloak, further jewels in her powdered, curled hair

Austrian School, A Nobleman, wearing brass edged armour, white lace cravat, blue sash about his waist, crimson cloak over his left shoulder, collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece and full-bottomed powdered wig

French School, Prince James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender (1688-1766), as a child, wearing armour and crimson bow at his neck

French School, A young Lady, as Diana, wearing loose cerise pink robes, patterned gauze scarf and flowers in her hair, she holds an arrow and leans on a blue drape, beside further arrows, landscape background

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ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.

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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.

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