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BRITISH SCHOOL, early 19th century This irresistible pair of portraits shows two very young children with dimpled smiles who surely must be siblings. They are wearing near identical high-waisted muslin dresses with short sleeves. Such dresses were typically worn by boys and girls alike during the early decades of the nineteenth century. The blue-eyed baby is also wearing a beautiful lace cap whilst the older child with brown eyes and chubby cheeks has a coral necklace believed to ward off disease and evil spirits. Watercolour on ivory set in matching papier-mâché frames with floral hangers. Size: framed, 4½ x 4" (117 x 100mm) Price: £700 |
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Item Ref. 3060 LOUIS-THÉODORE HERMAN (1803-1895) Delicately painted half-length portrait miniature of a young lady in a short-sleeved black dress with a buttoned bodice and narrow waistline. Her brown hair is dressed for the evening in rolled curls. Watercolour on ivory signed and dated on the obverse 'Herman 1826' and set in a later oval gilt metal frame with a solid back. Excellent condition. Provenance: Christie's Geneva, May 1993, lot 181 Size: 31/8 x 2½" (81 x 66mm) Price: £900
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JAMES CLEMENTS (active 1818-1831) This delightful pair of portraits painted in 1822 portray four-year old William Ricketts and his older sister, eight-year old Harriet. Harriet is wearing a high-waisted dress with a matching white bonnet that is fastened with a ribbon bow. She also has a coral necklace worn traditionally by children to ward off any evil spirits. Harriet was the third daughter of Martin and Lydia Ricketts of Droitwich. Sadly she died ten years later in 1832. Younger brother William looks endearing in his simple short-sleeved dress. Sadly little William also died young in 1827. Watercolour on card, signed and dated on the reverse and further inscribed on the backing paper. The portraits are housed in matching papier-mâché frames with decorative surrounds and brass emblem (rose, thistle and shamrock) hangers. Fine condition. Framed Size: 5¾ x 47/8" (146 x 126mm) Price: £425
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ISAAC WANE SLATER (1784/5-1836) This is a sympathetic portrayal with fine detailing of an older lady who has donned her best silk dress for the occasion. The high-waisted dress is worn with an elaborate fill-in that terminates with three ruffs under the chin and she has a translucent shawl over her shoulders. Her brown curls peep out from under a soft turban-style hat. Watercolour on ivory signed on the backing paper I.W. Slater pinxt / 20 Newman St / 1822. The portrait is set in an unusual giltwood frame with a gilt-metal slip. The frame has some surface cracking but is perfectly stable and safe to hang. Portrait size: 35/8 x 3" (95 x 75mm) Price: £525
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JOHN SIMPSON (1811-after 1871) This is a handsome portrait of a young fair-haired boy wearing a Petersham coat belted at the waist with wide sleeves and a deep collar with a frilled edge. He is set against a clouded sky backdrop. Enamel on porcelain, signed and dated on the reverse "by John Simpson fecit 1844". In that year the artist was still working at the Minton factory. The portrait is presented in a period giltwood frame with a metal surround. Excellent condition. Framed Size: 6 x 5½" (158 x 143mm) Price: £675
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Item Ref. 4264 BRITISH SCHOOL, circa 1810 Meet the Sudell Family from Blackburn: Mr Henry Sudell in a brown coat, white waistcoat with a standing collar and neatly tied stock; his wife in a beautiful red empire-line dress trimmed with expensive lace, a colourful circlet of roses in her hair; their daughter in a simple white dress with a high waist and short sleeves; and their youngest son, Thomas, looking rather debonair in a blue eton suit and white chemise with a ruff collar. Watercolour on ivory, set in the original papier-mâché frames with brass hangers. Fine condition. Framed Size: 5¼ x 4¼" (134 x 103mm) Price: £2,000
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ALBIN ROBERTS BURT (1793-1842) This is an attractive portrait of a young Regency lady wearing a white empire-line dress trimmed with lace. Her brown hair is swept up and secured with a tortoiseshell comb with tight curls on her forehead. The portrait is painted on ivory and is set in a gilt metal frame with a narrow mount. It is signed and dated on the reverse: Painted by/ A R Burt/ Chester Dec./ 1812. Fine condition. Framed size: 31/8 x 25/8" (80 x 66mm) Price: £450
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Item Ref. 2982 HUGH ROSS, (1800-1873) An engaging portrait of Elizabeth Dent as a young child with blue eyes and a rosy complexion. She is wearing a traditional white dress with a frilled neckline and sashed waist. The painting is inscribed on the reverse with the sitter's details and signed: Painted by H. Ross / London. Elizabeth was the only daughter of William Dent who established a prominent merchant shipping company in the Far East at the end of the 18th century. Elizabeth's three brothers took over the running of Dent's in the 1820s when the company was thriving. By 1867, however, the economic recession forced Dent's into liquidation. Watercolour on ivory, set in the original travelling case with a gilt metal mount. Excellent condition. Portrait: oval, 1¾ x 1½" (46 x 38mm) Price: £900
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BRITISH SCHOOL, circa 1815 This is a charming little portrait of a young girl in a blue dress trimmed with white lace and tied with a bow at the waist. Her hair is drawn back in a plaited knot secured with a tortoiseshell comb with four stylised curls on her forehead. She has gold hoop earrings set with a red stone that match her coral necklace worn to ward off any evil spirits. She also appears to be wearing kid gloves. In the background there is a suggestion of flowers and leaves. The portrait is painted on ivory and is set in an ebonised frame with an acorn hanger. Fine condition. Framed size: 4¼ x 33/8" (106 x 90mm) S O L D ! | |
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Item Ref. 4055 ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1800 This is a Georgian miniature portrait of a young lady wearing a classical high-waisted gown in white spotted muslin with a cross-over bodice and a pretty ruched neckline. She has gold earrings and her brown hair is drawn back with an arrangement of curls over her fringe. She is set against a clouded sky backdrop. Watercolour on ivory housed in a gilt-metal frame with a solid enclosed reverse. Fine condition. Framed size: 25/8 x 2" (68 x 53mm) Price: £600 |
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Cynthia
McKinley
Wigs on the Green Fine Art, York Tel. +44 (0)1904 794711 Mobile: 07962 257915 Email: enquiries@wigsonthegreen.co.uk |