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Wednesday 5th April at 10.30am
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Head of Sale:
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |
A RUSSIAN AMBER AND SILVER MOUNTED EGG ON STAND
the egg with a cupid finial and affixed with Russian crest, the base with a tripod stand, stamped 84, 11.5cm high
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£100 - £200 | £120 | View |
| 26 |
A 19TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN EMU EGG AND SILVER PLATED INKSTAND
the egg with carved vignette depicting an Australian harbour, flora and fauna and supporting a pink tinted opaline glass trumpet, on naturalistically moulded tree stem, the ebonised oval base fitted…
|
£1,000 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 27 |
A PAIR OF PORTUGUESE SILVER TOOTHPICK HOLDERS
both with Oporto assay mark, one lacking flute, stamped ABR, makers mark of José Anastácio Pereira de Abreu, 17cm high, the other with indistinct makers mark, 16.5cm high, both on plinth bases with…
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£800 - £1,500 | £500 | View |
| 28 |
A CHINESE CELADON BALUSTER VASE
the body moulded with trees in a landscape, with good ormolu mounts to the rim, mask cast handles, and plinth base, 58cm high
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£2,000 - £4,000 | - | View |
| 29 |
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CRACKLE GLAZE VASE LAMPS
of baluster form, the bodies decorated with figures and soldiers in a mountainous landscape, each with later fitted mount and gilt wood foot, both 45.5 to the bottom of electrical fitments, and 76cm…
|
£1,500 - £2,500 | - | View |
| 30 |
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA BOAZIO (BAPTISTA BOAZIO) (fl. 1588-1606) ‘Irelande’
a highly decorative map of Ireland, with dedication to “my Gratious Soveraigne Elizabeth by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande Queene Defendresse of the true Christian Faith”, 52cm x…
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£500 - £1,000 | £750 | View |
| 31 |
A HANDWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 'LEGENDS OF FLOWERS'
arranged and illustrated by Alice M. Turner, with poetic and informative verse about different plants and flowers, each handwritten and illustrated in ink, bound in cream vellum with gilt tooled…
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£500 - £1,000 | £550 | View |
| 32 |
ADMIRAL HORATION NELSON (1758-1805) An autographed letter to Thomas Pollard Nelson
(with the right hand) - [off Corsica]
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£2,000 - £4,000 | £3,800 | View |
| 33 |
NELSON INTEREST: A REGENCY SILKWORK PANEL
with a central portrait engraving of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 35cm high x 27cm wide
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£200 - £400 | £10,000 | View |
| 34 |
AFTER JOHN HOPPNER (1758-1810) Horatio, First Viscount Nelson (1758-1805)
a portrait engraving, signed, signed A. Stewart Wright lower right, 64cm high x 44cm wide
Note: The same engraving by Wright is in the V&A, accession number E.1812-1924. |
£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 35 |
18TH CENTURY SCHOOL, A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
4.5cm x 3cm, contained in silver oval frame the border with alternating cabochon turquoises and garnets, 5.5cm x 4.5cm overall, together with four other miniature portraits, various sizes, in gilt…
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£200 - £300 | - | View |
| 36 |
LATE 18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A NAVAL OFFICER
7.5cm x 5.5cm, in gilt moulded frame and glazed
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£300 - £400 | £480 | View |
| 37 |
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL, PAIR OF PORTRAITS, ‘YOUNG SISTERS’
each 4.5cm x 3.5cm, contained in similar blue enamelled gilt metal oval frames and glazed, the frames of brooch and buckle form and both testing as 18ct gold, combined gross weight 31 grams
|
£300 - £400 | - | View |
| 38 |
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
signed ‘E’ to the right hand side, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 3.5cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£80 - £150 | £100 | View |
| 39 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
depicting a young soldier in military uniform, with a braided hair surround, in an unmarked yellow metal case with blue glass reverse, 4.5cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of… |
£200 - £400 | £400 | View |
| 40 |
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
depicting a finely dressed woman with auburn hair, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, with tied locks of hair to the reverse, 5.5cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£150 - £250 | £150 | View |
| 41 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
depicting a lady in a white dress and headdress, in an unmarked yellow metal engraved mount, with plaited hair to the reverse,
4cm high Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£200 - £400 | £600 | View |
| 42 |
AFTER MAURICE QUENTIN DE LA TOUR (1704-1788) A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF CHARLES EDWARD STUART
the half-length portrait of Prince Charles in an unmarked yellow metal mount, engraved to the reverse: ‘Portrait of Charles Edwd Stuart, sent by him to Mrs Eleanor Curzon, sister of Sir Nathaniel…
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£500 - £1,000 | £4,400 | View |
| 43 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE IN THE MANNER OF JOHN SMART (1742-1811)
depicting a gentleman in uniform, possibly a Dragoon, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 4.3cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£150 - £250 | £850 | View |
| 44 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD COSWAY (1742-1821)
depicting a lady with grey hair, in and engraved and pierced unmarked yellow metal mount, 4.3cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£200 - £400 | £400 | View |
| 45 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
depicting a lady in a blue dress, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, the reverse containing a lock of hair, 4cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£80 - £150 | £160 | View |
| 46 |
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
depicting a gentleman in military dress, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 4.3cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£200 - £400 | £140 | View |
| 47 |
A FAMILY GROUP OF PORTRAIT MINIATURES
late 18th/early 19th century, depicting sisters, each unframed, both 7cm high (2)
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£50 - £100 | £170 | View |
| 48 |
A GEORGE III MINIATURE PORTRAIT
late 18th/early 19th century, depicting a young gentleman, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 6cm high
Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures. |
£80 - £150 | £110 | View |
