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Lot 56

Tabatière en or 750, probablement Hollandaise 1720-1730, le dessus au décor repoussé d'une scène de soldats romains devant un homme assis à côté d'un tonneau de vin, le couvercle s'ouvre sur un portrait en miniature en émail de Charles-Eugène Lévis, duc de Lévis (1669-1734), lieutenant général des armées (1707) et membre du Conseil de la guerre (1715-1718), visiblement sans marque mais importation française, 5,5x7,5 cm, 142g brut

Lot 1434

VICTORIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE, LATE 19TH CENTURY depicting Mary Queen of Scots, painted on porcelain, within a gilt frame21cm high x 17.5cm wide overall

Lot 1457

LIMOGES ENAMEL PORTRAIT MINIATURE, SIGNED GANET depicting Santa Fabiola, in ebonised frame10cm x 10cm overall

Lot 458

BRITISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), JOHN MONTAGU, 2ND DUKE OF MONTAGU, KG, GMB, PC, FRS oil on canvasframedimage size 125cm x 105cm, overall size 160cm x 132cmProvenance: Scans of correspondence between the current vendor and Mungo Campbell on Scottish National Portrait Gallery stationery dated 8th November 1985 in which Mr Campbell asks on behalf of the SNPG "Would it be possible to order a photograph of your portrait of The Duke of Montagu(e)" are available on request and to the purchaser.Note: John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, GMB, PC, FRS (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Montagu went on the grand tour with Pierre Sylvestre. On 17 March 1705, John was married to Lady Mary Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. On 23 October 1717, Montagu was admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1719, and was made Order of the Bath, a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725, and a Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England which was the first Masonic Grand Lodge to be created. On 22 June 1722, George I appointed Montagu governor of the islands of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent in the West Indies. He in turn appointed Nathaniel Uring, a merchant sea captain and adventurer, as deputy-governor. Uring went to the islands with a group of seven ships, and established settlement at Petit Carenage. Unable to get enough support from British warships, he and the new colonists were quickly run off by the French. In 1739, the country's first home for abandoned children, the Foundling Hospital was created in London. Montagu was a supporter of this effort and was one of the charity's founding governors. He also financed the education of two notable Black British figures of the age, Ignatius Sancho (a butler at his Blackheath home, Montagu House) and Francis Williams, allegedly sending the latter to Cambridge University (the university has no record of his having studied there). In 1745, Montagu raised a cavalry regiment known as Montagu's Carabineers, which, however, was disbanded after the Battle of Culloden. Montagu was a notorious practical joker, his mother-in-law writing of him that "All his talents lie in things only natural in boys of fifteen years old, and he is about two and fifty; to get people into his garden and wet them with squirts, and to invite people to his country houses and put things in beds to make them itch, and twenty such pretty fancies as these." Montagu is said to have once dunked the political philosopher Montesquieu in a tub of cold water as a joke. Montagu also commissioned William Hogarth to portray Chief Justice John Willes unflatteringly in a number of cartoons series Before and After (Hogarth) in which lusty amoral rakes seduce women. Montagu's country place, Boughton House, Northamptonshire, was laid out by him as a miniature Versailles, and now belonging to the Buccleuch family. After his death, his town residence, Montagu House, Bloomsbury, on the present site of the British Museum, received and for many years held the national collections, which under the name of the British Museum were first opened to the public in 1759.

Lot 81

A 19th Century Continental portrait miniature, depicting a fashionable lady, framed and under glass, 10cm x 13cm overall and two Victorian hand coloured silhouettes

Lot 2

GOLD WATCH WITH MINIATURE, SIGNED MORÉ A GENEVE, CIRCA 1780 Case: n. 2933, in gold, chiseled and engraved, sets with paste stones, enameled medallion with female portrait. Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals. Movement, signed, fusee, verge escapement, pierced and engraved cock. Accessories: – Diameter Ø: 40 mm Note: running at the time of cataloguing, but to be serviced.

Lot 122

Georgian portrait miniature of a gentleman in a black coat and ivory cravat, oval on ivory, in gold-coloured mount, 7cm x 6cm, IVORY EXEMPTION REF NO: TQW63N4L 

Lot 96

Edwardian portrait miniature of a young child in a blue and lace jacket, oval on ivory, 7cm x 5.5cm, IVORY EXEMPTION REF NO: DDBSXHAA 

Lot 95

Early 20th century portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a blue cravat, oval on ivory, 5cm x 4cm, and a portrait miniature of a lady wearing a hat, circular on ivory, 6cm diameter (2), IVORY EXEMPTION REF NO: JSC2WL97 and FK4884ZD 

Lot 369

X Two 19th century oval portrait miniatures of young ladies, both painted on ivory and in mahogany frames, both overall 15 x 14cm including frame, and a portrait miniature of a baby girl seated on a cushion, painted on ivory and in brass frame, 12 x 10cm, overall size including frame 20 x 17cm (af) (3). CITES submission referance number ZP7SY8A2Condition Report: Please note, the brass framed portrait miniature of the young baby girl has a crack to the top left, top right and bottom left.

Lot 313

An Iranian portrait miniature painted on camel bone, depicting lady and gentleman, indistinctly signed lower right 'Rsadht', 20 x 9.5cm, in elaborate bone and inlaid frame, glazed, and a bone and inlaid picture frame, 34.5 x 41cm (2).

Lot 226

X ELIZABETH BROCKBANK RMS (1882-1949); a set of three portrait miniatures relating to the Ormerod family, including portrait of a vicar, signed lower left, 12 x 9cm, an oval portrait miniature of his mother, 12 x 10cm, and a portrait miniature of younger sister with a cat, signed lower left, 12 x 9.5cm, all in gilt metal frames, and all painted on ivory (3). CITES submission referance number D9YK2QAF

Lot 496

19th century British school, a good quality mourning portrait miniature, bust height portrait of a lady in lace bonnet tied with blue ribbon and white blouse, in a yellow metal pendant mount frame, with an enamel framed lock of hair verso, 8 x 7cm. Ivory Submission Reference Number: PU6M7UTD

Lot 497

19th century British school, a good quality mourning portrait miniature, bust height portrait of a dark haired gentleman in blue overcoat, in a yellow metal pendant mount frame, with platted hair verso, initialled ‘SM’, 7 x 6cm. Ivory Submission Reference Number: 1ZHH9HLE

Lot 498

19th century British school, a good quality portrait miniature, bust height portrait of a young gentleman with dark hair and black jacket, in an engraved yellow metal pendant mount frame, vacant panel verso, 7 x 6cm. Ivory Submission Reference Number: 3W4KNDBJ

Lot 499

19th century British school, portrait miniature, bust height portrait of a young lady, her hair in ringlets in a lace bonnet, in a yellow metal pendant mount frame, 7.5 x 9cm. Ivory Submission Reference Number: M5NK2NLM

Lot 598

A collection of Victorian miniature portrait photographs, all mostly held in frames within leather bindings

Lot 590

English School, c. 1790 portrait of a boy, with a plaited hair back, oval, watercolour on ivory, 6cm x 5cm, and another portrait miniature, c.1830, of a gentleman 12 x 10.5cm (2) IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Condition ReportWorn. chips to the frames.

Lot 147

An Anglo-Indian carved hardwood table screen, 19th century, comprising four panels, each inlaid with four ivory portrait miniature paintings, within a carved foliate surround, a Sotheby's label to the reverse,53cm highIMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018.Condition Report52cm wideSome damages/splits present to the frame. Miniatures appear to be securely fitted. Hinges work well.

Lot 816

An oval Georgian miniature portrait of John Burnet - see label to reverse - in decorative gilt frame CONDITION REPORT We have attached a number of additional images showcasing … specifically.

Lot 113

A Victorian portrait miniature of Lieut. P. R. Holmes (later Major General, RM), watercolour on card, painted in 1855, 85 x 70mm in a silver mounted frame

Lot 28

Henry Spicer (c.1743-1804) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a blue coat, cream waistcoat, frilled white chemise and tied stock, c.1790miniature on enamel, oval6.5 x 5.5cm, in a 9-carat gold frame with plaited hair to the reverseProvenance: Bonham's, London, 17 November 2004, lot 9;Sotheby's, 23 September 2021, lot 247.

Lot 394

Antique Oriental miniature portrait of woman in traditional costume, watercolour on rice paper, 11 x 7cm, gilt framed and glazed

Lot 696

A decorative 19th century oval printed portrait miniature of a lady - Continental, in an ebonised frame, overall 12.6 x 11.2cm.

Lot 703

A 19th century portrait miniature engraving of a gentleman - oval, in a velvet and gilt metal frame, 9 x 7.5cm.

Lot 689

A portrait miniature of a lady - mid-19th century, watercolour on card, oval, wearing a blue low-cut dress with white blouse, 7.7 x 6.3cm, in a gilt metal frame.

Lot 688

A portrait miniature of a gentleman - English School (c.1825), watercolour on ivory, oval, inscribed 'Daniel Readhead Esq of Marks.....ll Cambridge' verso, wearing a black double breasted coat and white waistcoat and stock, 6 x 4.8cm, in an ebonised papier-mache frame, the miniature warped, some wear to paint.  Ivory Registration 4CAAEFKX.

Lot 699

English School (early 19th century): a portrait miniature of a naval officer - painted on ivory, oval, wearing a blue greatcoat, white waistcoat and tied white stock, 6.7 x 5.5cm, the reverse centred by a gilt monogram on an opaque glass guilloche oval, with hair border, in a rose metal frame (ivory registration no GSD1M4JH)

Lot 6144

English School (Early 19th century): Portrait of a Regency Lady and Gentleman Wearing Black Evening Attire, pair of miniature watercolours on ivory unsigned 8cm x 6cm (2)Notes: from the same estate as the prior lot, most likely a later depiction of the same couple. These items have been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report: Ivory Act - Submission reference: H39D3ZRM

Lot 6145

Circle of Henry Bone (British 1755-1834): Portrait of 'General William Tayler' Colonel of 24th regiment 1793, A.D.C. and equerry to King George III, miniature watercolour on ivory signed with initials 'H.B.', inscribed verso, 7cm x 6cm, in ebonised frame stamped A & N C.S.L. This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report:Ivory Act - Submission reference: 1G8GSNMH

Lot 6141

Frederick Buck (Irish 1771-1840): Portrait of 'Edward Deane-Freeman Deane Esq.' (Irish 1760-1826) Wearing a Blue Jacket and Mary Deane Freeman née Plummer (Irish 1760-?) Wearing a White Gown, pair of miniature watercolours on ivory unsigned, the former inscribed verso 7cm x 5cm (2) Provence: direct from the family of the sitters. Notes: Jane, the daughter of Mary and Edward, married Sackville Robert Hamilton (1780-1853), the grandson of the The Honourable Henry Hamilton (1692-1743). These items have been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report:Ivory Act - Submission reference: ZH118NFF

Lot 6142

Frederick Buck (Irish 1771-1840): Portrait of an Older Mary Deane Freeman née Plummer (Irish 1760-?) Wearing a White Gown, miniature watercolour on ivory unsigned, the former, D5cm Provence: direct from the family of the sitter.Notes: Jane, the daughter of Mary and Edward, married Sackville Robert Hamilton (1780-1853), the grandson of the The Honourable Henry Hamilton (1692-1743). This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report: Ivory Act - Submission reference: BSUL1YSX

Lot 6143

English School (Early 19th century): Portrait of a Regency Lady and Gentleman Wearing Black Evening Attire, pair of miniature watercolours on ivory unsigned 8cm x 6cm (2)Notes: from the same estate as the following lot, most likely an earlier depiction of the same couple. These items have been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report: Ivory Act - Submission reference: LDH62NSY

Lot 6140

Samuel John Stump (British 1778-1863): Portrait of 'Sarah Isabella Stephenson 1818-1880' wearing a black dress with ermine stole, miniature watercolour on ivory signed, inscribed with artists address verso, in ornate 19th century gilt frame 9cm x 7cm. This item has been registered for sale under Section 10 of the APHA Ivory ActCondition Report:Ivory Act - Submission reference: EQ16W5ST

Lot 697

Y  AN UNUSUAL NEOCLASSICAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE 'ALL'ANTICA' CIRCA 1790-1810 With gentleman in a pose inspired by an Antique statue representing a Classical Roman God or Emperor, in a rose gold mount, Bristol blue glass reverse, contained in a period red leather velvet lined case Painted on Ivory 10.5cm high, 3cm wide, 4.5cm deep Please note, Dreweatts have applied for a de minimis exemption certificate for the ivory in this lot (Ref:ZDZH8PNN ) Condition Report: With mild wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Some fading to colour tones, mild edge wear, case generally good- some small scratches to bleu glass reverse- leather case associated Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Υ CITES REGULATIONS Please note that lots marked with the symbol (Υ) in the printed catalogue and the online catalogue may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported. Relevant CITES Regulations information may be found here. The refusal of any CITES licence or permit and any delay in obtaining such licences or permits shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 300

Art Nouveau jewellery, viz. a yellow metal and turquoise set brooch; a white metal and paste set pendant, on a fine neckchain; a Sterling silver miniature, female portrait pendant; and a similar white metal pendant, on a curb link neckchain

Lot 51

A rare and unusual Great War ‘seaplane incident’ George Cross (exchange A.M.) and Second World War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Group Captain P. D. ‘Robbie’ Robertson, Royal Air Force, late Merchant Navy and Royal Naval Air Service His heroic efforts to save his pilot from the blazing wreckage of their seaplane in February 1918 left him with such severe burns to his face, hands and legs ‘that his recovery was for some time in doubt’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military), Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with its Garrard & Co. case of issue; George Cross (Act. Flight Cdr. Paul Douglas Robertson, R.N.A.S. 1918) with its Royal Mint case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. P. D. Robertson. R.A.F.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Paul D. Robertson); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. P. D. Robertson. R.A.F.); Defence & War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1937, the last seven mounted for wearing, together with an earlier mounted set of related miniature dress medals (8), with the A.M. up front, generally very fine (9) £16,000-£20,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1999. Just three members of the Royal Naval Air Service received exchange-George Crosses. A.M. London Gazette 18 June 1918: ‘The King has been pleased to award the Albert Medal to Acting Flight Commander Paul Douglas Roberston, R.N.A.S., in recognition of his gallantry in endeavouring to save life in February last. The circumstances as follows: On the 28th February 1918 a Seaplane got out of control and spun to the ground. Acting Flight Commander Robertson, the Observer, jumped from the machine just before it reached the ground and landed safely, as the ground was marshy. The Pilot, Flight Lieutenant H. C. Lemon was imprisoned in the Seaplane, which, on striking the ground, immediately burst into flames, and notwithstanding that the vicinity of the Seaplane was quickly a furnace of blazing petrol, and that heavy bombs, a number of rounds of ammunition, and the reserve petrol tank were all likely to explode, Acting Flight Commander Robertson returned and endeavoured to extricate the Pilot, and only desisted when he had been so severely burned in the face, hands and leg that his recovery was for some time in doubt. He displayed the greatest gallantry, self-sacrifice and disregard of danger in his efforts to extricate the Pilot.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944. Paul Douglas Robertson was born at Willesden, Middlesex on 30 April 1891, the son of a Master Mariner and Marine Superintendent, a profession that led to young Paul being educated in London, Jamaica and Australia. In August 1907, he followed his father into the merchant service, when he became an indentured apprentice to George Thompson & Co. Ltd. and he subsequently qualified for his certificates of competency as Second Mate and First Mate. But the advent of aviation and the progression of war persuaded him to change direction, and, in October 1915, he was commissioned in the Royal Naval Air Service as a Temporary Probationary Flight Sub. Lieutenant. Having then taken his aviator’s certificate (No. 2454) in a Grahame-White Biplane at R.N.A.S. Chingford on 9 February 1916, he was posted to the seaplane base at Calshot. In January 1917, he transferred to R.N.A.S. Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, from whence he would have flown patrols over the North Sea; his service record notes him as having attacked an enemy submarine on 27 June 1917, ‘results unknown.’ Then in February 1918, on being promoted to Acting Flight Commander, Robertson took command of the Hornsea Mere Sub. Station in Yorkshire. It was in this capacity that he teamed-up with Flight Lieutenant Hubert Lemon for a patrol on the 28th, their Large Seaplane taking off at 1647 hours but, when at 2,500 feet, it ‘spun to the ground and burst into flames’; his service record refers. His bravery on that occasion, in attempting to rescue the pilot from the blazing wreckage of their aircraft, led to an Admiralty recommendation for an Albert Medal in Bronze, although it is said that other members of the relevant committee considered that ‘a recommendation for the Gold Medal could have been justified.’ The extent of the burns to his face led to the loss of his left eye but he was able to attend an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 31 October 1918. Roberston obtained a regular commission as a Flight Lieutenant in the newly formed Royal Air Force and gained steady promotion in the inter-war period, being appointed a Group Captain in July 1939. His appointments in the Second World War included a tour of duty in Canada 1940-42, including service as the Operations Station Commander at R.C.A.F. Patricia Bay, Vancouver Island, B.C., and, on his return to the U.K., command of the R.A.F. Station, Squires Gate, near Blackpool, for which he was awarded the C.B.E. He had earlier been mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 June 1943, refers). Placed on the Retired List in December 1945, Robertson settled in Cornwall, and he exchanged his Albert Medal for the George Cross in 1972. Following the death of his wife, he emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, where he died in August 1975. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including his Federation Aeronautique Internationale (British Empire) Aviator’s Certificate (No. 2454), with portrait photograph, dated 9 February 1916; a photograph album of mainly Second World War interest, including career notes, images from the recipient’s visit to the wreck of the Tirpitz in 1945, and pasted down mention in despatches certificate, dated 2 June 1943; a presentation programme for the 10th reunion of old Squire’s Gate personnel, October 1955, and an album containing numerous watercolour pictures by the recipient, including still life and nautical subject matter. Also sold with a quantity of presentation pieces, including a silver tankard, with hallmarks for Sheffield 1942 and engraved inscription, ‘Presented to Group Capt. P. D. Robertson C.B.E., A.M. from the Officers R.A.F. Squires Gate Oct 1st 1945’; a silver cigarette box, with gold inlay and initials ‘PDR’ to lid, hallmarks for Birmingham 1953 and engraved side inscription, ‘To G. Capt. P. D. Roberston, C.B.E., A.M., from members of No. 3 S. of G.S. (Squires Gate) incorporating Brooklands Aviation Ltd.’; a silver cigarette case, with engraved R.A.F. Wings to front of case, gilt interior, hallmarks for Birmingham 1940; a silver vests case, hallmarks for Birmingham 1923, with engraved initials ‘PDR’ to front of case; a damaged metal cigarette case with engraved interior inscription, ‘A small token of my great respect for my master F./Lt. P. D. Robertson, October 13th 1927’; together with a cut out section of uniform bearing his R.A.F. Wings and medal ribands, and a small quantity of buttons and studs. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Lot 686

The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Colonel H. W. Pearse, East Surrey Regiment Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Rel. of Ladysmith, Transvaal; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, mounted as worn; together with a silver pocket watch, the reverse engraved ‘Robert Pearse 1891. Hugh Pearse 1910.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’ Hugh Woodhouse Pearse was born on 13 August 1855, the son of the Reverend Robert Pearse, and was commissioned Ensign in the 70th Regiment of Foot on 11 February 1875 and joined the Regiment in India, serving with them during the Second Afghan War. Appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Commissariat and Transport Staff, on 13 August 1881, he was promoted Captain on 30 June 1883, and was Adjutant of the Volunteers from 15 January 1889 to 13 January 1894. Promoted Major on 12 July 1892, he served in South Africa during the Boer War from 1899 to 1902, being present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including the action at Colenso; the operations of 17 to 24 January 1900, and the action at Spion Kop; the operations of 5 to 7 February 1900, and the action at Vaal Kranz; and the operations on Tugela Heights, and the action at Pieter's Hill. Promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on 29 November 1900, he was appointed to the command of the 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (as the 70th Foot had become) on 20 February 1901, after Colonel Harris had been wounded, and saw further service during the operations in the Transvaal from 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902; and the operations in the Orange River Colony in May 1901. For his services in South Africa he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 8 February 1902 and 29 July 1902), and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Subsequently promoted Brevet Colonel on 10 February 1904, and confirmed in that rank on 25 February 1907, he served from that latter dated as Assistant Director of Dress and Clothing, H.Q. of Army, and finally retired on 25 February 1911, after 36 years’ service. In retirement he was the author of The History of the East Surrey Regiment 1702-1914, and he died in October 1919. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals, together with other family medals, are held by the Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment Museum. Sold with a watercolour portrait of Colonel Pearse, in uniform, inscribed ‘To Col. Pearse D.S.O. from L. G. F. Aug. 2. 1915.’, mounted in an attractive gilt glazed frame.

Lot 692

The mounted group of three miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Private J. Lamb, 13th Light Dragoons Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, all mounted from a triple top silver riband buckle; together with his original Soldier’s Account Book, the front page inscribed to No. 1406 James Lamb, Thirteenth Light Dragoons, with usual entries for monthly settlements and clothing allowances for the period January 1856 to December 1870, and additional details under ‘Soldier’s Name and Description’ and ‘Services Abroad’, the latter confirming that Lamb was ‘Present at Alma, Balaklava (wounded), Inkermann and Sebastopol’; also details of his marriage in April 1858 to Mary and a list of children’s birth dates, remnants of velvet tie, lacking back cover and pages torn in places or worn overall, written content generally good, the medals good very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003 (Account Book only). James Lamb was born near Falmouth, Cornwall and enlisted in the 13th Light Dragoons in Edinburgh in August 1850, aged 26 years. Present at the charge of the Light Brigade on 25 October 1854, when he was wounded and had his horse killed, Lamb distinguished himself by assisting in the rescue of Captain Webb of the 17th Lancers, in company with Corporal Malone of his own regiment and Sergeant Berryman of the 17th. Both of these N.C.Os were subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross, while Lamb’s bravery remained unrecognised - he afterwards stated that he drew lots for the decoration with Malone and lost. Present at the first Balaklava Banquet in October 1875 and a member of the Balaklava Commemoration Society from 1879, Lamb regularly attended subsequent annual dinners, in addition to signing the Loyal Address in 1887. And in October 1891 The Strand magazine published his account of the charge, together with a portrait. Lamb died from heart failure and senile decay in Wandsworth, London in June 1911, leaving his 88 year old widow Mary with ‘not a friend in the world and a total income of 8s. 6d. per week’. It was the Coroner’s hope that the ‘poor old lady would be taken care of in some institution’. Interestingly, Lummis and Wynn state that Mary had been with Lamb in the Crimea, prior to their marriage in April 1858, a fact supported by the birth of a daughter, Anne, at Newbridge back in November 1851 - the year 1856 has been crossed out in pencil in the list of children’s birth dates in Lamb’s Account Book. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Lot 60

Attributed to Richard Cosway R.A. (British, 1742-1821), an oval bust portrait miniature of Anne Templer, Lady de la Pole (1758-1832) in a white dress, on ivory, mounted in a gold mount on a guilloche enamel ground with a split pearl border, plaited hair and gold monogram verso within a blue and white enamel border, suspended on a 15ct gold flat-link chain, 5 by 4cm, 41.7 gross weight. Provenance: with a letter dated 1928 from Stephen & Alexander Auctioneers stating that the miniature had been examined by Mr Ford and Mr Bernard Rackham of The Victoria and Albert Museum who formed the opinion that it was a 'genuine Cosway'. Note: Anne Templer was the daughter of James Templer of Stover House, Devon, She married Sir John William Pole 6th Bt in 1781. Mother of the child cricketers by Thomas Beach at Antony, she built Shute House (Adam style) with her husband. Her monument is in St Michael's Church, Shute. Note: Ivory Exemption Certificate No.5UFPJCXS

Lot 3110

MINIATURE BOOK. – Galilei GALILEO. Galileo a Madama Christina di Lorena (1615). Padua: Salmin, 1896 [colophon May 1897]. 128mo (16mm x 11mm.) Wood-engraved portrait. (Uncut leaves.) Original printed wrappers (creases to spine). Note: written in 1615 but first published in 1636 Galileo’s letter to his friend and patron Madama Christina was an attempt to unite Copernicanism with the doctrines of the Catholic church. Brondy has described this as the most important scientific book to be printed in miniature. Printed in the small ‘fly’s eye’ type it was for a long while considered ‘the smallest printed from movable type’. [Brondy, pp. 95-96].

Lot 572

John Simpson (1811-after 1871), a rectangular portrait miniature titled 'The Young Student', dated 1854, enamel on copper, and signed 'J. Simpson' to the reverse in puce, 6.2cm highJohn Simpson trained as a porcelain painter at the Derby porcelain factory before moving to London in 1845. He soon established a practice as a miniature painter specialising in works on enamel and fulfilled the first of many commissions for Queen Victoria that year. He is last recorded describing himself at the end of his career as a 'photographic artist' in the 1871 census. Condition:Some brown discolouration visible to the rear, possibly a small piece of fabric? Some shrinkage to the enamel also visible to the reverse. One chip to the right hand centre long edge and one short scratch to the painted enamel forming part of the background. Otherwise good with no cracks or further chips

Lot 175

Antique portrait miniature, of an 18th century lady, framed within a seed pearl and yellow metal pendant, W3.8cm.

Lot 152

A group of 19th century and later jewellery, including: a carved jet pendant, length 4.6cm; a carved jet locket pendant, length 5.7cm; a carved jet brooch, diameter 4.0cm; a gilt mounted chalcedony brooch; a gilt mounted banded agate brooch; a gold mounted swivel locket brooch; a 9ct gold shell cameo brooch; a late 18th/early 19th century portrait miniature, the oval portrait panted to depict a young lady in blue dress with coiffured brown hair, within gold frame, the locket reverse with enclosed lock of hair, circa 1800, length 6.5cm (Ivory submission reference: J5X9MQB5) (a lot)

Lot 112

An 18th century Queen Anne supporters ring The oval portrait miniature on ivory depicting Queen Anne, in a simple mount with scalloped back, the shank with graduated beaded detail to shoulders, unmarked Ring size: H/I As the final Stuart monarch, the passing of Queen Anne marked the end of a Royal dynasty, but also saw the last flourish in what have become known as ‘Stuart Crystal’ jewels.Following the execution for treason of her grandfather, Charles I, Royalist supporters took to wearing coded declarations of their loyalties; in Cromwell’s Commonwealth this was a dangerous position to take, and so these declarations had to be subtle. Rings or pendants, with braided hair or gold wire worked into initials or motifs were set under polished rock-crystals. While initially these were statements of political or social allegiances, principally lamenting the death of Charles I and then supporting the restoration of his son in 1660; the style was quickly adapted to reflect personal tokens of love and mourning for the individual in a depoliticised context.The passing of Queen Anne precipitated the first Jacobite uprising, and while Stuart crystal jewels contemporary to this cause are rare (again it was a dangerous allegiance to be found supporting), the popularity of the Stuart crystal jewel seems to have waned with the passing of Anne, and the subsequent failure of the Jacobite cause.This particular ring depicts Anne in a pearl necklace with hints of a blue dress and ermine trim, suggest it may have been taken from a portrait following her ascension to the throne. As her succession and reign between 1702 – 1714 was less controversial than many of her forebears, and she was a popular monarch by the standards of her day, there was little need for the wearing of hidden tokens of loyalty on the part of her supporters, This jewel is more likely a token of thanks or appreciation given by the monarch or her court, or a touching memorial commissioned at the time of her death. Stuart crystal jewels occupy a small, but none-the-less important position in the cannon of British jewellery history, and rare, good examples are actively sought after when they appear at auction. A recent example, lot 331 in Lyon & Turnbull’s 2023 Scottish Works of Art & Whisky Auction, commemorating the dead of Princess Elizabeth Stuart, enclosing a locket of her hair and dated to 1650 reached £5,292 (inc. premium).  Note: Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference ZEBKGDD8Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit https://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

Lot 705

Cameo brooch, miniature portrait and two scent bottles

Lot 416

Group of mixed items including, four antique boxes, a silver ID bracelet 17 cm long, six green quartz dress studs in fitted box, a pair of base metal filigree earrings with clip back fittings, a portrait miniature and other items Condition Report: silver 5.3 grams

Lot 99A

A 19thC miniature portrait of a French army officer, possibly a young Napoleon Bonaparte, signed Frapie, on ivory, in a brass frame, 65mm x 52mm. Sold in accordance with UK Ivory Laws.

Lot 850

An Italian 18ct gold pendant/brooch set with a hand-painted portrait miniature, with white gem accents, 32 x 26mm, 7.8g.

Lot 2

Frederick Buck (1771-1840) Miniature portrait of an army officerwatercolour on ivorywearing a blue coat with red collar and a G.R. badged white sash6.5 x 5cm, gold locket frame with later blue enamelled backCITES Submission reference FGWU6NF3 Small dirt speck at 11 o'clock, otherwise looks to be in good clean condition, under glass in a gold frame with later blue enamelled backPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 1

Frederick Buck (1771-1840) Miniature portrait of Sir Broderick Chinnery Bart M.P. (1742-1808)watercolour on ivory6.5 x 5.3cm, gold frame with hairwork back CITES Submission reference NQ7D4VC2 Sir Broderick Chinnery, 1st Baronet (1742-1808), was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the fourth son of Reverend George Chinnery and his wife Eleanor Whitfield, daughter of William Whitfield. Chinnery was barrister and became High Sheriff of County Cork in 1786. He sat as Member of Parliament for Castlemartyr from 1783 to 1790. Subsequently he represented Bandonbridge in the Irish House of Commons until the Act of Union in 1801 and thereafter Bandon in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1806. On 29 August 1799, Chinnery was created a Baronet, of Flintfield, in the County of Cork.Escutcheon of the Chinnery baronets of FlintfieldIn February 1768, he married firstly his second cousin Margaret Chinnery, daughter of Nicholas Chinnery. They had three daughters and three sons. Margaret died in 1783, and Chinnery married secondly Alice Ball, fourth daughter of Robert Ball on 2 July 1789. He had two sons and two daughters by his second wife. Chinnery was succeeded in the baronetcy by Broderick, his eldest and only surviving son of his first marriage. In good clean condition with no faults noted, gold frame with possibly later elaborate hair work back, old hand inscribed label giving details of the sitterPLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Lot 45

9ct gold locket pendant with a miniature printed portrait of Mozart, engraved name and dates to reverse, 21mm diameterMarked '9ct' to reverse - total weight 5.4 grams

Lot 486

A PAIR OF PORTRAIT MINIATURES DEPICTING DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN JAMES MUDDLE (2)The miniature watercolours depicting husband and wife, the latter is inscribed bottom left.Each 12.5cm x 11cmFramed and glazed 19cm x 17cmJames Muddle was born at Gillingham in Kent on 31 January 1785. James probably went to sea at a fairly young age and worked his way up to become a master mariner. The first record of him at sea, at the age of 25, is as the master of the small single mast sloop Boston sailing in coastal waters. In 1814, James then became master of the 356-ton ship ‘Leng’, armed with six 6-pounder guns, bound for the West Indies. The Lloyd's Register for 1820 also recorded that during that year James took over from as master of the 410 ton convict ship Lord Sidmouth. By the age of 35, James had progressed from being master of ships sailing in coastal waters to sailing to the Mediterranean and across the Atlantic, and now to the other side of the World. In 1820 it was reported that the Lord Sidmouth captain Muddle had sailed from Portsmouth on for New South Wales. After a voyage of 107 days, they arrived at Sydney in Australia on 19 February 1821, where 160 male prisoners were disembarked. James and the Lord Sidmouth also sailed to Jakarta, Calcutta, Mauritius. Upon arriving back to England in 1821, James became captain of the prison ship the ‘Andromeda’, which sailed from Leith to to Van Diemans Land and New South Wales. During the following two decades of travels in and around Australia, James will have collected many of the items in the collection. James is also known to have been captain of the ship ‘Lang’, as well as the “Mandarin’, ‘Glenbervie’ and the ‘Roseanne’. He sailed on prison ships to New Zealand and even China. James died in 1865 at the age of 80, and his collection has been passed by descent down the generations to the present owners.For more information please see the link below:https://www.muddlefamilies.info/harrietsham/22eaa.htm

Lot 351

A George III tea caddy, possibly a commemorative made from the timbers of a ship, the top inset with a Tassie style white paste miniature portrait bust of a gentleman, signed ‘Wray’, after Robert Bateman Wray (II), medalist, seal and gem engraver, the silver handle with makers mark IT, London 1794, and a repaired silver shell shaped caddy spoon, 20cm wide. Condition - fair to good

Lot 798

A Regency portrait miniature on ivory of a boy, oval, 4.6 X 3.7 cm, good condition, in a contemporary Morocco leather case. CITES Submission reference 51NJDFHW. Condition - worn

Lot 257

Unusual Edwardian silver novelty combination vesta case and locket, the hinged front of the vesta case opening reveal a miniature portrait of a lady, inscribed and dated August 1906. Hallmarked Birmingham 1901.

Lot 159

English School, late 18th century portrait miniature on ivory depicting a naval officer, oval 5 x 4cm, with woven hair border and hair and seed pearl arrangement to rear, glazed gilt metal frame. APHA Ref: D1DDG6BY The pearls on the back are loose. Small crack on the back edge of the glass. Small scratch on front. Portrait looks in good condition.

Lot 203

Portrait miniature on ivory of a young boy in glazed gold plated mounted frame, oval with loop suspension, 9 x 6.5cm. APHA Ref: A8TFR5ZJ

Lot 803

19th Century School, a portrait miniature of a woman with white headdress, set within an ebonised frame with gilt mount and grape hanger, measuring 4.5cm x 5cm, & 9cm x 11cm overall

Lot 802

19th Century School, a portrait miniature of a young gentleman wearing a blue overcoat, set within an ebonised frame, within a gilt mount, and Scottish thistle hanger, measuring 5.5cm x 7cm, & 11cm x 13cm overall

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