ANDREW BENJAMIN LENS (BRITISH FL. 1713-1779)
Portrait miniature of Sophia Carteret, nee Fermor, Countess of Granville, wearing a pale lilac dress
signed in gold with monogram ‘ABL’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref ELJFV194)
oval, 85 mm high
in a gilt…
ProvenanceH. Gordon Bois;Sotheby’s, London, 27 March 1947, acquired by Mikel Papier;Mikel Papier Collection; thence by descent via his granddaughter
Liz FieldCondition reportA few very small, minor…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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WILLIAM SINGLETON (BRITISH, D. 1793)
Portrait miniature of a child in a white dress with a green sash
signed with initials ‘W.S’ (lower right)
on ivory (ref 7Q5TKULH)
oval, 48 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
Condition reportAppears generally good.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Inspection under uv light reveals a trapped hair under the chin. Also flecks fluorescing to clothes.
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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SAMUEL ANDREWS (IRISH, 1767-1807)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat
signed with initials and dated ‘SA / 1798’ (lower right)
on ivory (ref MENYJCJQ)
oval, 68 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceChristie’s, 9 December 2003, lot 165;Private collection, UKCondition reportSome damage to upper right edge and a smaller spot of damage upper centre edge.Otherwise appears generally good…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of General Powney, in a blue coat and white cravat
signed with initials and ‘I’ for India and dated ‘J.S. / 1789 / I’
(lower right)
on ivory (ref Q1AH8WXF)
oval, 60 mm high
in a…
Condition reportA little possible retouching to far left on shoulder of coat.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Inspection under uv light reveals a small dark…
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Shippey of Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, in a grey dress
dated '1784' (on the reverse)
on card
oval, 63 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with split-pearl border
ProvenanceHugh John Burton Collection of 64 portrait miniatures by John
Smart, 33 of which were bequeathed to the Victoria & Albert
Museum, London in 1984 by Mrs K. Gifford Scott;Acquired from…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN DONALDSON (BRITISH, 1737-1801)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Anne Deane, in a white dress
inscribed ‘Capt. 24th Lt Dragoons. Died 1858’ (on the backing card)
on ivory (ref RNPWYN9A)
oval, 45 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with split…
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 10 July 1990, lot 16;Private collection, UKCondition Reportminor spots of discolouration to flesh tones, otherwise good overall condition. Unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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HENRY SPICER (BRITISH, 1743-1804)
Portrait miniature of The Honourable Mary Wyndham Bouverie (1757-1832) with her second son Edward
signed with monogram and dated ‘HS / 1788’ (mid-left)
on ivory (ref 51D5H96Z)
oval, 62 mm high
in a…
ProvenanceChristie’s, 18 December 1990, lot 99Private collection, UKFootnoteThe female sitter was the youngest daughter of James Everard
Arundell (c. 1803) of Ashcombe, Wiltshire. She married the Hon…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN BOGLE (BRITISH, 1746-1803)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a blue coat with a red curtain in the background
signed and dated ‘I.Bogle / pinxt. / 1796’ (mid-right)
on ivory (ref FKWPF7Q3)
oval, 75mm high
in a gilt-metal…
ProvenanceA.P. Cunliffe;Sotheby’s, London, 20 November 1945, lot 35,
acquired by Mikel Papier;Mikel Papier Collection; thence by descent via his granddaughter
Liz FieldExhibitedLondon, Victoria and…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN BOGLE (BRITISH, 1746-1803)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a white dress, wearing a pendant around her neck
signed with monogram and dated ‘IB / 1802’ (mid-right)
on ivory (ref JDGFNKRP)
oval, 55 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenancePhillips, London, 7 November 2001, lot 410;Private collection, UKCondition ReportMinor abrasions to left and lower border but generally in good condition. No fluorescence under ultraviolet…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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RICHARD CROSSE (BRITISH, 1742-1810)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a white dress, wearing a portrait miniature around her neck, the reverse with a memorial plaque
on ivory (ref LNZ6998W)
oval, 91 mm high
in a later gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 15 November 1951, lot 35;Sotheby’s, London, 6 June 1996, lot 49;Private collection, UK
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOSEPH SAUNDERS (BRITISH, FL. 1772-1808)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman called Kit Metcalfe in a blue coat with large buttons
signed with initials ‘IS’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref GJH14G8L)
oval, 50 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame inscribed…
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 11 March 1993, lot 16;Private collection, UKCondition reportMinor staining off left border and above sitter's right shoulder; otherwise good overall condition. No sign…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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GEORGE PLACE (IRISH, 1755-1809)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat
signed 'Gastor Place' (on the backing card)
on ivory (ref RFVCYUB5)
oval, 76 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceAcquired from the Tim Dumas Collection 10 October 1993;Private collection, UKCondition reportSlight discolouration to sitter's cravat and minor surface abrasions to coat, lower right. …
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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RICHARD COSWAY (BRITISH, 1742-1821)
Portrait miniature of a military officer in a red coat
on ivory (ref T6W212FJ)
oval, 50 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceChristie’s, 11 May 1994, lot 52;Private collection, UKCondition ReportMinor discolouration off LH border and small scuff to coat lower centre, otherwise sound. Ultraviolet reveals no…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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THE ARTIST ‘V’
Portrait miniature of Richard Cox Esq. (circa 1719-circa 1803), in a red coat, holding a cane
signed with initial ‘V’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref ZUNWLBPG)
oval, 76mm high
in a gilt-metal frame,…
ProvenanceChristie’s, 3 March 1993, lot 4;Private collection, UKCondition reportScattered staining to background and frame abrasions off the LH border. No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet;…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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HENRY BONE (BRITISH, 1755-1834) AFTER CORREGGIO
Portrait miniature of Caesar Borgia, Duke of Valentinois (1475-1507), in robes and a hat
signed, dated and inscribed ‘Caesar Borghia / Painted by Henry Bone A.R.A. / Enamel Painter to HRH The /…
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 27 March 194, lot 78 (part lot), acquired by Mikel Papier, thence by descent. LiteratureR. Walker, ‘Henry Bone’s Pencil Drawings in the National Portrait
Gallery’, The…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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OZIAS HUMPHRY (BRITISH, 1742-1810)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Crewe in a pink dress with a blue sash, holding a cross
signed with monogram ‘OH’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref SCNCA71J)
oval, 100mm high
in a gilt-metal mount in rectangular…
ProvenanceChristie’s, London, 21 October 1997, lot 74;Acquired from Gould Antiques Ltd, 20 November 1997;Private collection, UKLiteratureG.C. Williamson, Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, RA, London,…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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OZIAS HUMPHRY (BRITISH, 1742-1810)
Portrait miniature of Miss Louise Smith, in a white dress with blue sash in a landscape
signed and dated ‘Painted by O. Humphry /
London, [1790]’ (on the backing card)
on ivory (ref 8U4B5CAL)…
ProvenanceMikel Papier Collection, inv. no. 131; thence by descent via his
granddaughter Liz FieldCondition ReportRestored crack in the ivory on the left.Restoration carried out by
Alan Derbyshire.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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WILLIAM WOOD (BRITISH, 1769-1810)
Portrait miniature of Philip Button Esq. of Gifford, Near Grays, Essex, in a blue coat
inscribed by the artist ‘6104’ (on the backing card)
on ivory (ref D8YXG42G)
oval, 76 mm high
in a gilt-metal…
ProvenanceBonhams, London, 21 November 1996, lot 152;Private collection, UKFootnoteWilliam Wood’s notebook includes the following entry which relates to the present miniature: ‘No. 6104 – Mr Philip…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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NATHANIEL PLIMER (BRITISH, 1757-1822)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a blue coat and red waistcoat
signed with initials and dated ‘N.P / 1787’ (lower right)
on ivory (ref C18Q6ZFJ)
oval, 70 mm high
in a gilt-metal fausse-montre…
ProvenanceDe la Hey Collection;Sotheby’s, London 27 May 1968, lot 97
(£360 to Mr and Mrs Rappolt);The Rappolt Collection;Christie’s, London, 14 October 1998, lot
74;Private collection,…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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WILLIAM GRIMALDI (BRITISH, 1751-1830)
Portrait miniature of a lady with the initials A. M. C. in a white dress
signed and dated ‘W. Grimaldi 1808’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref H9GERALF)
oval, 76mm high
in a gilt-metal frame, with gold…
ProvenanceChristie’s, London, 3 March 1993, lot 17;Private collection, UKCondition reportMinor staining to background, upper left, otherwise generally sound. No sign of fluorescence under…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREW PLIMER (BRITISH, 1763-1837)
Portrait miniature of a child playing the drums
on ivory (ref BEEY5ZCP)
oval, 82mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceBonhams, London, 25 November 2009, lot 174;Private collection, UKCondition reportSpots of staining to background and slight bowing to panel. Otherwise good overall condition; no sign of…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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MOSES GRIFFITH (BRITISH, 1747-1819)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a blue and white dress
on ivory (ref QDWPLTM3)
oval, 70mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 19 November 1984, lot 480;Private collection, UKCondition reportSlight discolouration to sky off the RH border, otherwise good condition. No sign of fluorescence under…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ARCHIBALD SKIRVING (BRITISH, 1749-1819)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a white dress
on ivory (ref 5GR4NJ2S)
oval, 78mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
ProvenanceThe Gordon Collection of Portrait Miniatures;Christie’s, London,
20 November 2007, lot 77;Private collection, UKCondition reportVery minor spots of staining to background; otherwise sound. …
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £600 - £800
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ROBERT FFRENCH (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
Portrait miniature of Nichola Ffrench, nee Ackson, in a white dress and a blue stole
signed, dated and inscribed ‘Nichola ffrench / daughter of Sir / Arthur Ackson / by Rob’ ffrench / AD 1749’ (on…
ProvenanceChristie’s, London, 21 April 1998, lot 58;Private collection, UKCondition reportMinor frame abrasions off LH border and discolouration to robe, lower right; otherwise sound. No sign of…
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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