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ROYAL VICTORIA GALLERY, after 1837 - circa 1854 This is a large and finely executed profile of a gentleman seated on a library chair, spectacles in one hand, book in the other, with his feet resting on an ottoman. The gentleman is named on the back as George Arbuthnot and he depicted wearing a double-breasted tail-coat, buttoned waistcoat, chemise and black knotted stock. The chair is so well detailed with its splayed legs and scrolled arms and every fold and crease in the gentleman's clothing has been captured. Born in 1777, George Arbuthnot of Invernettie and Arbuthnot House, Peterhead was the second son of James Arbuthnot of Dens and Catherine Cumine. He was a cotton manufacturer and merchant in Glasgow and the first Provost of Peterhead. He bought the Invernettie estate and in 1816 married Mary, the daughter of John Hutchison of Cairngall. He died 4 June 1847. The silhouette has been cut out and appears to have been cut as a single piece without joins. It is expertly painted and gilded to highlight all the costume and hair details. The sepia watercolour base suggests a patterned carpet and is typical of the Gallery's work. The silhouette is signed and dated 'Frith 1843' and is most likely to be by Henry Albert Frith. It is set in a deep cushioned rosewood frame with a gilt slip. The frame has been re-backed using conservation materials retaining the original inscription with the sitter's details. Framed size: 17¼ x 155/8" (438 x 398mm) S O L D !
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MONSIEUR EDGAR ADOLPHE, circa 1840 This is a charming bust-length silhouette of a young girl wearing a wide-shouldered dress with a frilled neckline. Her hair has been parted in the middle and drawn into narrow plaits that have been tied with ribbon and looped in front of her ears. The profile is painted on card using a bluish-grey body colour with gum arabic and touches of Chinese white to bring out the details in the hair and dress. It is signed 'Adolphe' in the shadow-line and is backed with the artist's trade label no. 3 that leads with a poem. This label was in use around 1838-1844. The silhouette is housed in a square ebonised frame with a gilt slip. The frame is also glazed on the reverse to reveal the trade label. Fine condition. Framed size: 6½ x 6" (166 x 153mm) Price: £240
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J. NEWTON, circa 1820 This silhouette of a gentleman has been painted by a rarely found Irish artist. The style of the gentleman's tail-coat with its high rolled collar and well-padded shoulders along with the standing shirt collar dates the profile to the 1820s. The detail of his coat has been heightened using gum arabic and his hair has been highlighted with gold. The silhouette is backed with an unrecorded trade label for the artist giving his address as 95 Grafton Street (corner of Exchequer Street) in Dublin. It seems highly probable that this is the same John Newton listed in Foskett's Miniatures Dictionary and Guide as working at nearby 82 Dame Street in 1824. The silhouette is housed in a larger than average papier-mâché frame
with a deep metal surround and an emblems (rose, thistle and shamrock)
hanger. Price: £240 |
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BRITISH SCHOOL, circa 1845 This is a lovely colourful silhouette portrait of a young girl holding a basket of flowers. She is wearing a calf-length dress with drawers and slipperettes. Pinched waists were the fashion for girls as well as for their mothers during this period and only the length of the dress varied according to age. Plaid materials such as seen here became fashionable during the 1840s. The girl's hair has been drawn back into a long single plait and decorated with pink ribbon bows. The silhouette has been cut out and painted in watercolour with a touch of gilding for her hair. It is housed in dark wood frame with a hand-painted inner border. The bottom half of the background card has scattered light spotting and there is some discoloration to the girl's drawers which would originally have been white in colour. None of this takes away though from the overall attractiveness of the piece. Framed size: 105/8 x 9" (270 x 230mm) Price: £300 |
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1830 This is an attractive half-length silhouette profile of a young girl wearing a dress with a frilled neckline and widely puffed sleeves. Her hair is prettily arranged in long curls around her face. The silhouette has been cut and expertly gilded to highlight the detail
of her dress and the individual curls in her hair. As to be expected,
there is some light age-browning to the background card but this is not
intrusive. The profile is housed in the original period giltwood frame.
The frame is scratched and has a few old edge chips. Price: £200 |
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, early 19th century I can imagine that the silhouette artist's eyes must have lit up when this gentleman asked him to cut his likeness for his prominent chin guaranteed a distinctive profile with strong character. The gentleman is wearing a dark waistcoat and a frilled chemise with a deep white stock. The style of his double-breasted tail-coat dates the portrait to the 1830s. The profile has been cut and well gilded with watercolour finishing for the shirt and stock which are not part of the cut-work. It is presented in an ebonised reeded frame with decorative gilt metal rosettes on each corner. Framed size: 4½ x 35/8" (115 x 90mm) Price: £110 |
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1830 This silhouette depicts a young lady wearing a dress with fashionably wide sleeves and a beaded necklace. Her hair is drawn up in an Apollo knot secured by a large comb with ringlets framing her face. This hairstyle reflected the current fashion for Greek inspired hair and dress ornaments and was sometimes created using false hair. The profile is painted on card and finely gilded. It is
housed in a traditional papier-mâché frame with convex glass and an acorn
hanger. Price: £160 |
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HUMPHREY COLLINS, 1820 This is an attractive silhouette of a lady wearing an empire-line dress and with her hair swept up in a knot secured with a comb and ribbons. An inscription on the reverse dates the portrait to 16th March 1820 and names the lady as Miss Maude of Stockton on Tees. Jane Maude was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in December 1803 to Thomas Maude, a banker, and his wife Jane Roxby. She married Edward Carus Wilson of Kirkby-Lonsdale in 1824 at Knaresborough. Although listed as a miniature painter, little is known about the artist Humphrey collins. His unrecorded trade label on the reverse of the frame describes him as an 'Historical, Portrait Engraver and Miniature Painter'. The profile is painted on card with touches of gum arabic highlighting the details of her dress and hair. It is housed in the original papier-mâché frame with an emblems (rose, thistle, shamrock) hanger. Framed size: 6½ x 5½" (167 x 140mm) S O L D ! |
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IRISH SCHOOL, 1823 This is a coloured profile portrait of a young officer wearing a red coat with dark blue facings, brass buttons and a gold epaulette. The portrait is inscribed on the reverse 'Dublin, March 1823'. Watercolour on card set in an ornate giltwood frame. The backing board has an interesting trade label for Alexander Childs, carpenter and looking-glass manufacturer based at 32 Arran-Quay Dublin. There is some light age-browning to the background but otherwise the piece is in fine condition. Framed size: 7 x 6½" (180 x 165mm) Price: £280 |
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JOHN MIERS, 1758-1821 This is an eighteenth century silhouette of a gentleman wearing a 'physical' wig, a style of wig much favoured by the professional and learned gentlemen of the day and which dates the profile to around 1770. The silhouette is painted on ivory and is signed Miers under the bust-line. It is set in the original ebonised frame. Framed size: 4¾ x 4¼" (120 x 105mm) Price: £400
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Item Ref. 3633 AUGUSTIN EDOUART, 1789-1861 This is a fine example of the skilled workmanship of the celebrated silhouettist Augustin Edouart depicting a gentleman wearing an academic gown over a tail-coat. He appears to be holding a pair of gloves in his clasped hands. As before, the profile is exceptionally well cut - note especially the eyebrow in addition to the eyelash as well as the collar line and the single buttonhole. The profile is inscribed in pencil on the reverse with the sitter's name - Frederick Thackeray MD, Cambridge. Frederick Thackeray was the son of Thomas Thackeray, one of the original surgeons to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge in 1766. Frederick succeeded his father as a surgeon in 1796 and later qualified as a physician, transferring from the surgical staff to the medical staff in 1827. He was the brother of William Makepeace Thackeray, author of the much-loved classic novel Vanity Fair. The silhouette is signed: 'Augn Edouart fecit 1828' and is set in what appears to be the original handsome bird's eye maple veneer frame with gilt slip. The silhouette is in excellent condition though the frame has two old wormholes on the front. Framed size: 14 x 101/8" (186 x 148mm) Price: £550
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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 |