Fine Portrait Miniatures

23 Nov 2005, starting at 14:00 GMT .

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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.

Flemish School, A double-sided portrait of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of Châtelherault (c.1517-75), wearing small white ruff, black hat and collar of the French Order of St. Michael and his son Lord John Hamilton (c.1535-1604), profile to the right, wearing black doublet and small white lace collar

School of Nicholas Hilliard, A Military Nobleman, wearing black armour, ruff and the sash of the Order of the Bath, gold border

Circle of Lavinia Fontana, A Noblewoman, probably Isabel de Valois (1546-68), wearing black dress with gold decoration, a large pearl suspended from a jewelled necklace, white ruff, a cap over her auburn hair, she clutches a gold medallion on a white ribbon at her neck

English School, Charles I (1600-49), King of Great Britain, wearing a pink-lined black doublet slashed to reveal white lawn shirt and the George suspended from a green ribbon

Dutch School, A Nobleman, wearing brown cloak over black doublet, white lawn collar with tassels

Northern European School, A Gentleman, wearing black doublet, white ruff and gold chain about his neck

Circle of Cornelius Jonson, A Lady, wearing green dress with wide white lace-trimmed collar, a green rosette set with a pearl as her corsage

Bernard Lens III, William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven (1657–1728), wearing blue cloak, white jabot and full-bottomed wig

Bernard Lens III, A Noblewoman, previously thought to be Mary Queen of Scots, wearing black dress with white fur edging to the neck and sleeves, pearl edged lace choker and black cap, blue background with partial inscription in gold Maria * Reg

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

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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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Shipping Notices

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Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.

* Import low rate

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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