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The condition of the painting is excellent, with no issues...
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: William Egley (1798–1870), was born in Doncaster, England, and moved shortly after to Nottingham...
$2,995.00
The painting is in excellent condition, with no cracks, bowing, or paint loss...
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The condition of the painting and the case is excellent. Overall size is 1 7/8" by 1 5/8".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: According to Foskett: "William Prewett (or Prewitt) (fl...
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The sight size of the painting is 2 1/8" by 1 3/4"...
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Both the painting and the frame are in excellent condition, with no issues. The painting is 1 3/4" in diameter, and the frame is 2 7/8".
Biographical Note: William Egley (1798–1870), was born in Doncaster, England, and moved shortly after to Nottingham...
$1,325.00
Both the painting and case are in excellent condition, with no issues. The spots in the photos are due to external dust...
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The painting is is excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, bowing, or other problems. The black lacquered frame does have crackling...
$3,450.00
$950.00
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: There is not much known about William B...
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The reverse of the gold case deserves special mention, having a tailed circlet of...
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The condition of both the painting and the case is excellent, with no issues whatsoever. The lighter sections near the edges of the mini...
$2,675.00
The miniature is in its original gold mount on a 19th c...
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There are no condition problems with the painting, which measures 2 1/2" in diameter.
PROVENANCE: The well-known Dr. Leo Catzenstein Collection, and thence to his descendants.
$775.00
The reverse of the portrait deserves special mention as it depicts a sheaf of wheat done with meticulous hairwork, cinched with a gold band and set against a mother of pearl background. Wheat was often used to symbolize immortality and resurrection.
The condition of the vermeil (gi...
$875.00
The artist was clearly well trained, and chose an overall palette of muted somber tones to emphasize that this was not just a pretty picture of a client, but was a character...
$195.00
The condition is quite good with several unimportant white streaks, mainly in the jacket. The sight size is 3 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 5 1/4" by 4".
The second piece is a watercolor and ink on cardboard of a young man n...
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The very handsome gentleman is wearing a black ascot, white collar, white shirt with onyx studs, and a black jacket. The young boy, with fine, light brown hair, is wearing a sky blue garment with white embroidery on the wide collar.
Both miniatures are in superb condition, with no cracks, chips, or bowing...
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Thomas Seir Cummings was born in England in 1804, and was taken to NYC as a child, where he remained until he retired in 1866. He died in NJ in 1894. Cummings became a student of Henry Inman in 1821 and after three years went into partnership with him, which lasted several years. Wi...
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE : Thomas Rathbone Manley (1853 - 1938), later referred to as "The Dean of the Montclair (NJ) Artists". Originally studying law, he realized his love was painting and enr...
$995.00
The condition of the painting and the frame are excellent, with no issues. The dark areas at the edges of the painting are due to light refraction in the photos and do not appear in person. The overall size is 2 3/16" by 1 3/4".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Thom...
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Condition of the painting and the case is excellent, with a diameter of 2 3/8". BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Thomas Hargreaves (1775–1846), born in Liverpool began painting miniatures at an early age, and on the advice of Sir Thom...
$1,550.00
Watercolor on organic wafer, the condition is excellent, with a sight size of 3 3/8" by 2...
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Aside from the quality and relative rarity of the painting, what makes this offering truly special is the casework. The case is gold and gold on silver and hinges so that the miniature is enclosed on both sides by the metal. The front and back are done with different guilloche (engine turned)designs. Both sides of the case are the same color...
$885.00
The miniature is in fine condition, with no chips, cracks or bowing. There has been some slight touchup to a...
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The condition is excellent with no problems, as is the condition of the case, which has a glazed aperture on the rear. The size of this charming painting is 2 1/2" by 2".
Note: Theodore Peticolas (1797 - 1866) was ...
$4,450.00
The painting is in quite fine condition, with no issues, as is the clever case. The sight size is 1 3/8" by 1 1/8".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Susan Penelope Rosse (or Rose) ...
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Not only is the painting itself beautiful, but the original case is also very fine, containing a lock of hair in the glazed rear aperture. Condition of the mini is excellent, with no cracks, chips, or restoration. The case is also...
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The condition of the miniature is excellent with no problems or flaws. The white area at the lower edge is light reflection. The size of the pendant gilt metal case is 1 7/8" by 1 1/2".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Peter Paul Lens (1714? - 1750?) was apprenticed in 1729 to his father, Bernard Lens...
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The artistic quality of this work is evident in so many ways, from the colors and textures in the drapery, to the painting of the hair, t...
$895.00
Ex Frederick Cochran collection.
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Both the painting and the case are in excellent condition, with no losses or restoration. Overall siz...
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The photos do not even begin to do justice to this superb piece, which has fine limning, vibrant colors, and no damage at all. The color differences and light lines on the front and back are due to reflections. The...
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The case is in very good condition, wit...
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One side of old tag attached to the mini states "From E. Helena Sherman Estate 1997," while the other side of the tag says "Male child of Chapin family Boston 1840." However, the child in the painting is at least 4 years younger than the one in the photograph. Since photography came into...
$2,250.00
$950.00
This painting was part of the important and well-known Gregory collection offered at Sotheby's on 1/...
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$1,250.00
Superb condition with no problems. The locket is 2 3/8" by 2", and the sight size of this little gem is 2 1/4" by 1 7/8".
$795.00
Of interest is the backing of the painting, which shows a portion of a finely drawn ink portrait of a man's head. The miniature is in a velvet lined leather case with a brass mat and glazing, with the two halves having separated, but which could be taped back t...
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Along the right side of the painting, Rochard has signed "Rochard Spa 1815". Clearly this was done at the same time he had been summoned there by royalty (see Note 3, below). Housed ...
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The condition is excellent, with no flaws to speak of, as is the condition of the later gold case. The sight size...
$2,800.00
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Richard Morrell Staig was born in England in 1817 and moved to the U.S. in 1831, first settling in Newport, RI. While there, Staigg studied under Jane Stuart, Gilbert Stuart's daughter. He then moved to Boston where he maintained a stu...
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The miniature is signed "R.C. Woolnough" and dated July 1816 on the backing paper. This is very interesting as there is ext...
$2,250.00
A later note on the back of the bronze frame states that the sitter is Mrs. Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (nee Margaret Barnhill). Margaret was the mother of Theodore Roosevelt Sr., the grandmo...
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The beautiful young woman, with blue eyes and dark brown hair, is wearing a royal blue dress trimmed with lace at the bodice. Signed on the backing paper "Painted by MB Russell 1843 This Paper to Stay On," and in pencil "Susan E. Cushing Taken When 17 years of age". The painting is in superb conditi...
$875.00
The condition of the frame and painting is excellent, with no issues to speak of. The sight size of the portrait is 2 5/8" by 2 1/8", with a framed size of 5" by 4 3/8".
$450.00
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no problems at all. Please note that the darker area on the right part of the jacket is due to the difficulty of photographing the painting. In fact, because of the angle of the glass the p...
The miniature is in fine condition, with no chips, cracks, paint loss, or bowing. A light area along the top edge is due to light reflection. The case, of high quality silver with a royal crown and a mother-of-pearl reverse, is in excellent condition. Sight size is 1 5/8" by...
$1,350.00
Lacon (fl. c1740 - 1760) worked in Bath, England, painting miniatures and water color portraits. He also owned a popular pup...
$550.00
The painting is in excellent condition, and presented in a 2 1/2" by 2" metal covered hand worked wood frame, almos...
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There are no condition issues to speak of, with the darker area below her bust line intentionally painted in that manner. Housed in a red leather case without glazing, the size is 2 3/4" by 2 1/4".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Samuel Shelley (1750/56–1...
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The portrait is in a gold case which has been mounted on a 10K gold Victorian bracelet. The bracelet comes with its original blue silk lined leather case. The miniature, the case, and the ...
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The painting is beautifully presented, surrounded by a gilt metal bezel, outside of which is a plait of hair, the whole in a red leather travel case. The condi...
$1,350.00
The painting is signed on the backing paper "Painted by Rd Mills Birmingham 1829" and is housed in a 4 1/4" by 3 5/8" bronze frame. The painting itself mea...