Portrait Miniatures and Silhouettes

19 Feb 2008, starting at 14:00 GMT .

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Stephen O'Driscoll (Irish, born circa 1825-1895) A Silhouette Conversation Piece, depicting Father Mathew presenting alms to the King of the Cork Beggars whilst Daniel Callaghan M.P. looks on, Mathew in profile to the right, wearing frock coat, white stock and tall hat, the beggar in the profile to left, wearing long coat and broad-brimmed hat, a crutch under each arm, holding a dog on a lead in his left hand, Callaghan in profile to the left, wearing trousers, coat, high white collar and tall hat, a tasselled cane in his gloved right hand, shown outside the Victoria Hotel, Cork, a street scene with riders and pedestrians behind

Royal Victoria Gallery (British, after 1837-circa 1854) A pair of silhouettes of a Lady and Gentleman, full-length; she, profile to the right, wearing dress, lace headdress and holding a handkerchief; he, profile to the left, wearing tailcoat, white waistcoat and holding a top hat

Hubard Gallery (British, 1822-circa 1845) A silhouette of a Gentleman, full-length, profile to the left, wearing tail-coat, trousers, tied stock and top-hat, a furled umbrella under his left arm

William Wellings (British, fl.1778-1796), David Garrick and Mrs Ann Spranger Barry in The Wonder; he, wearing pale blue doublet and breeches slashed with white, holding a feathered hat, his other arm outstretched towards her; she, wearing blue dress over white petticoat with blue trimmings, a feathered hat on her curled and upswept hair, both seated on stage with drapery and columns behind

Richard Dighton (British, 1785-1880) Nathaniel Richard Clarke, seated, profile to the left, wearing blue robes with white lawn collar and wig, his arms folded

English School, circa 1840 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), profile to the left, wearing black coat with white stock, seated

Jakob Axel Gillberg (Swedish, 1769-1845) A Gentleman, profile to the left, wearing blue coat with brass buttons, white waistcoat and tied white stock

David Boudon (Swiss, born after 1748-died circa 1816) Jean Antoine Patron (1709-1792), profile to the left, wearing coat over tied white cravat, with curled and powdered wig

French School, circa 1800 A Girl, profile to left, wearing white dress with puffed and ribbon-tied sleeves, her hair upswept beneath a ribboned cap, seated holding a bunch of flowers

James Tassie (Scottish, 1735-1799) Two Gentlemen; John Stedman M.D., three-quarter profile to the right, wearing coat and waistcoat with tied stock, his hair worn long and curled; and Adam Rolland, profile to the left, wearing coat and frilled cravat, his hair worn en queue

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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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