Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes

11 Sep 2007, starting at 14:00 BST .

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Viennese School, 19th Century A Lady, seated by a window, wearing jewel-trimmed red hat with cream train, décolleté blue dress with white bodice and sleeves, gold figured crimson cloak over her right shoulder and jewellery, she holds flowers in her left hand, within gilded border

Richard Jorden (British, active circa 1779-1785) A pair of silhouettes of Ladies; one, profile to the right, wearing dress and capote bonnet; the other, profile to the right, wearing dress and cornet cap

French School, circa 1790 Two silhouettes of two Gentlemen; one in profile to the right, wearing coat, his hair worn en queue and tied with ribbon; the other in profile to the left, wearing coat, frilled chemise, his hair worn in a pigtail and bound with ribbon

John Field (British, 1772-1848) A silhouette of a Gentleman, profile to the right, wearing coat, frilled chemise and stock

John Field (British, 1772-1848) A pair of silhouettes of a Husband and Wife: she, profile to the left, wearing dress, fill-in with high ruff collar, pearl necklace and matching hoop earring; he, profile to the right, wearing coat, frilled chemise and stock

W. Seville and Son (British, active circa 1818-1845) Seven silhouettes of the Hay family; five Ladies, including Isabella, Elizabeth and Catherine and two Gentlemen, William and Ralph, all in profile to the left, the two latter profiles by another hand

Hubard Gallery (British, 1822-circa 1845) A pair of silhouettes of a two young Ladies, both profile to the right, wearing dresses with large puffed sleeves; the younger holding a book; the older with hair upswept, holding a pouch bag

English School, circa 1840 A pair of silhouettes of William and Ann Hardcastle, full-length, wearing respectively frock coat, holding a top hat and purple dress with white lace collar, black shawl, white indoor cap tied with pink ribbon, holding a straw bonnet

George Angelo Crowhurst (British, active 1827-1844) Two full-length silhouettes of a Lady and a Gentleman; she in profile to the right, holding a handkerchief, wearing dress with layered wide collar and puffed sleeves, waistbelt with gold buckle and gem encrusted gold brooch at her corsage, her hair dressed in curls; he in profile to the left, holding a top hat and glove, wearing suit, white waistcoat and red cravat

R.P Yeo (British, active circa 1850) A silhouette of an Officer, full-length, profile to the left, holding a sword and sabertache, wearing coatee with frogging and aiguillette

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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
27.5% on the first £20,000 of the hammer price;
26% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £20,000 up to and including £700,000;
20% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £700,000 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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