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An early 19th century half length portrait silhouette of a gentleman, watercolour with gilt detail, in ebonised frame; a cut card Edwardian head and shoulder silhouette study of a lady (2)

A 19th century portrait of a baby, oval on ivory, unsigned, 13cm x 9cm

English School (19th century): Portrait of two young ladies with landscape background, indistinctly signed, oval, 45cm x 35cm.

R.P. Needham (20th century): Portrait of a hunter in stable setting, on canvas, signed, 50cm x 60cm

Adrian Beaumont (19th century): Half length portrait of girl tending a potted plant, on canvas, unsigned, inscribed and dated 1857 on frame, 52cm x 40cm

A Victorian portrait miniature on ivory of a young lady with ringlets in her hair, wearing a blue dress, 2.625in x 2in, circa 1840, in oval gold frame.

An 18th century Continental portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a long periwig, 2.75in x 2in, mounted in oval gold frame.

Vaughan of Nannau, Merionethshire; a portrait miniature on ivory of Sidney Vaughan, and two similar miniatures depicting her grandsons, Hugh (1723-1783), and Robert (1724-1792), each approximately 1.25in x 1in; a miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress, mounted as a brooch, 2in x 1.25in; a miniature of a gentleman, the son of James Muirhead of the East India Company, 2.125in x 1.625in; and a Regency pinchbeck swivel seal with six glass intaglios, handle lacking. (6)

A Regency portrait miniature on ivory of a gentleman, 2.625in x 1.625in, and a Continental miniature on ivory of a lady wearing a powdered wig, 2.5in diameter, both with minor abrasions and paint loss, unframed; together with a miniature on ivory of a lady, 2.625in x 2.5in, contained in original black papier mache rectangular frame; and a miniature of General Sir J. Pleynett, Governor of Jersey (died 1867), 3.125in x 2.5in, in ornate gilt gesso moulded frame. (4)

Toyokuni; oban triptych: (15.125in x 10.375in), wood block colour prints, portrait of the actor Nakamura Daikichi as Fuji-onna; Onoe Kikugoro as Tamifuji-no-mae; and Seki Sanjuro as Mikado, contained loose within a folder inscribed to the front, Yamamoto-ya (selected), evidence of glue to margins, previously joined. (3)

R.M.S. "TITANIC" & "OLYMPIC": Souvenir Number of "The Shipbuilder": The White Star Triple-Screw Atlantic Liners "Olympic" and "Titanic" 45,000 Tons, The Largest Steamships in the World. Tipped-in coloured frontispiece of the "Olympic", portrait of J. Bruce Ismay, numerous illustrations from photographs throughout. 1 folding plate and 6 folding elevations and deck plans, etc. 4to, pp.130, original green cloth with oval illustration mounted to upper cover; binding affected by damp, inner hinges strained, preliminaries detached. Internally very sound apart from some surface loss to upper blank margin of title. With contemporary MS. note of the fate of "Titanic" tipped-in on endpaper. The special number of "The Shipbuilder" Vol. VI, Midsummer, 1911.

ITHEL FELYN (William Vaughan); a 17th century portrait, oil on canvas, inscribed on the stretcher, Ithel Felyn of Coroyggol, an Irishman, circa 1620, 30.25in x 23.25in, contained within an 18th century carved gilt gesso frame. With label of the National Museum of Wales, Loan Exhibition 'Portraits from Welsh Houses', 1948; No 7 in the Exhibition Catalogue.

HAYTER, JOHN (1800-1891); a portrait of a child, Sir George Howland Beaumont (9th Baronet), aged 3, coloured chalk on brown paper, signed and dated Addington Park 1831, Colnaghi label to the reverse, 14.375in x 10.375in, contemporary gilt gesso moulded frame.

ROCHARD, P[AUL]; watercolour portrait, half-length, of a young man in uniform, Charles Newton, Lieutenant H.E.I.C's Service. Born 1st June 1821. Mortally wounded at the battle of Maharajpur, Sikh Campaign 29th December 1848, inscribed to reverse of frame, signed, circa 1838; together with another watercolour portrait also by Rochard, this being of John Newton (1785-1861) father of the above, each 10.25in x 8.25in, framed and glazed.

LE BLANT, JULIEN (1851-1936); charcoal and watercolour, portrait of Abdelkader bin El Hadj in French military uniform, signed and titled, 14.125in x 8.5in, contemporary frame.

LE BLANT, JULIEN (1851-1936); charcoal and watercolour, portrait of a trumpeter, French 11th Artillery Regiment, signed and dated Feb 1917, 13in x 7in, contemporary frame.

TANK CORPS - WW1 : COL.THEODORE JOHN UZIELLI D.S.O. (1882 - 1934). 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Medal group: D.S.O.; M.C.; 1914 Star with bar; War Medal; Victory Medal (MID emblem missing); Delhi Durbar Medal; Legion of Honour (Chevalier), and his regimental helmet badge; together with an album containing largely newspaper cuttings recording the progress of the war but also including a Tank Corps Christmas card for 1917 and a typed letter signed, from Clive Wigram, to Col. Uzielli, thanking him for an original drawing (?) of the card that he had sent to the King "His Majesty is delighted to have this sketch of the first Xmas card of the truly British Tank Corps". Together with a duplicated letter, in script, written on the eve of the Battle of Cambrai*, from the Commander of the Tank Corps, Hugh Ellis, dated 19th Nov. 1917, & distributed to tank commanders "Tomorrow the Tank Corps will have the chance for which it has been waiting.....to operate...in the van of battle...It remains for unit commanders and for tank crews to complete the work by judgement & pluck in the battle itself...I propose leading the attack of the centre division" (with a portrait of Ellis mounted to the reverse). 4to, cloth; binding dishevelled. Col. Uzielli, was Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster, Machine-Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) and subsequently Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Tank Corps. He was mentioned in dispatches 5 times and received the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1916, the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O) in 1918, and the Legion of Honour.

A 19th century silhouette portrait of a gentleman, in ebonised frame, with gilt metal wire suspension ring, 14cm high (5.5"), inscribed verso 'Sir John Day'

A 19th century silhouette full length portrait of a woman, standing, holding a fan, 12.8cm high (5"), in rosewood frame, a later silhouette portrait of a young woman, and three small oval frames

PELTON AFTER SMART Portrait of George Washington engraving 50cm x 33cm (19.75" x 13")

The London Sketch Club 1950 An album of drawings and watercolours by members of the club, including William Sherwood, Edward Bishop, Harry Riley, J. Van Abbe and others, mostly inscribed 'To Mabel'. See the proceeding lot for a portrait of 'Mabel'

S* T* C* WEEKS Portrait of Mabel in the kitchen oil on canvas 66.5cm x 42cm (26.25" x 16.5") signed, unframed. Sold with this lot are two photographs of Mabel at the London Sketch Club, with members including Lord Tedder and Sir Claude Auchenleck

PETER BIEGEL (1913-1988) Rutley Portrait of a racehorse, in an extensive landscape oil on canvas 44.5cm x 59.5cm (17.5" x 23.5") signed, titled and dated '72

FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a young boy, head and shoulders, wearing a blue tunic, with 'ruffed' collar oil on canvas 32.5cm x 23.5cm (12.75" x 9.25")

AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF LATE 18TH-CENTURY PEWTER TABLESPOONS of Hanoverian rat-tail design, the terminals, each cast with a portrait of "George III, in top hat as "Farmer George", crowned, above cast initials, I.H. in shaded Roman letters, and trailing foliage, 188mm, (7.4in) long

An Orange Order commemorative mug, of cylindrical form with turned foot and simple strap handle, printed in black and crudely coloured with enamels, bearing three Orange Order prints, Let Brotherly Love Continue (with initials GR), Protestant Ascendancy - Holiness to the Lord, and an equestrian portrait of King William III, height 14.9cm, unmarked, circa 1830-50 (stained, cracks in body)

A Wedgwood jug commemorating the death of Benjamin Disraeli, of Dutch shape printed in black and enamelled in colours, one side with a portrait, the reverse with Beaconsfield, died April 19, 1881 and a long quote from the novel Coningsby, and the neck with a floral and ribbon border listing eight of his novels (Young Duke, Venetia, Loghair, Endymion, Vivian Grey, Sybil, Tancred and Coningsby), height 16.7cm, impressed mark and black-printed registration diamond for 16 May 1881 (some rubbing to spout)

A circular wall plaque commemorating John Wesley, possibly by Dixon & Co. of Sunderland, printed in black with an untitled portrait inscribed Follow after, he cries, as he mounts to the skies, Follow after your friend, to the blissful enjoyments that never shall end, the moulded rim coloured black and yellow, diameter 16.0cm, unmarked, circa 1820-30 (small chip to rim)

A pearlware moulded jug commemorating Lord Wellington and General Hill, each with impressed title beneath a waist-length portrait flanked by flags, coloured overglaze with red, brown, ochre, black and blue enamels, with silver lustre lining to rim and foot, height 13.4cm, unmarked, circa 1810-15 (small chip to rim, lustre worn)

A commemorative mug Success to the Ship Canal, of tapering tankard form with angular handle, printed in black with the inscription on the front, a sailing ship on one side, and a portrait of Mr. Daniel Adamson, C.E. on the other, with a simple rope border inside the rim and on the handle, height 11.5cm, unmarked, circa 1893-4 (cracks, chips to foot)

A collection of jewellery and boxes, comprising; a Victorian Scottish pebble bracelet, a similar shield shaped brooch set with foil-backed cabochons and with a registration design lozenge for 23rd February 1866 (lacking the centre stone), a coral round brooch, a gilt metal and oval shell cameo brooch depicting a classical female profile, a damaged micromosaic panel depicting a woman with a vase, a damaged jet locket enclosing a portrait miniature of a child, an early 20th century carved ivory, a mother of pearl and chrysoprase mounted round box, an agate mounted round box, and a Scottish horn snuff mull

A collection of Victorian and later jewellery, comprising; an early 20th century rose gold foxtail guard chain with a swivel clasp, and hung with a leaf engraved and enamelled heart-shaped locket, an Edwardian rose gold hollow curb bracelet, each link stamped '9c', with an 18ct gold heart shaped clasp, Chester 1906, a part engraved gate bracelet, three bar brooches, a modern 9ct gold and gem-set 'die' pendant, and a portrait miniature depicting a lady wearing a rose in her hair and on her blue trimmed white dress, set in a damaged brooch mount

A collection of Victorian and later jewellery, comprising; an Austro-Hungarian cabochon sapphire, blister and baroque pearl pendant, a Swiss silver and pale blue guilloche enamelled fob watch case decorated with a lady in 18th century dress, an oval shell cameo brooch depicting aurora riding a chariot, another depict a classical god, a pair of gilt metal and portrait miniature bracelets, a gilt metal and cabochon sardonyx hinged bangle, a blue and white enamelled oval pendant frame and other items

A late George III tortoiseshell pique etui, of tapering oval form decorated with bands of wrigglework, beads and ropework ovals, the incomplete interior with a tortoiseshell mounted folding knife and two needles, 6.5cm (2.5 cm), an early 19th century ivory pique round box the cover with a portrait miniature depicting a lady wearing a blue dress playing a mandolin, with pique clout borders and a tortoiseshell interior, 6.25cm diameter (2.5 in), a tortoiseshell mounted round box, 3.75cm (1.5 in), and a mother of pearl mounted round box, 4cm (1.5 in)

A group of small silver and a portrait miniature, comprising; a George III silver gilt propelling pocket knife engraved with matt panels, Birmingham 1972 by Mathew Linwood, 9 - 15cm (3.5 - 6 in), a rectangular snuff box, the cover with moulded border and a crest between initials 'E C', with a later added steel striker as a vesta/match case, London 1816 by John Death, 6.5cm (2.5 in), an oval foliate engraved small compact/patch box, Birmingham 1921 by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, 5.5cm (2.25 in), two inscribed ovoid decanter labels 'Sherry' and 'Gin', each chased with the Royal Coat of Arms to commemorate the Queens Silver Jubilee 1977, London 1977 by Roberts and Belk, and a portrait miniature on paper depicting a young lady in 18th century dress wearing a bonnet and a pearl choker (restored)

A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY OIL ON MAHOGANY PANEL, DEPICTING A THREE QUARTER LENGTH SEATED PORTRAIT OF A LADY wearing a green dress and lace bonnet, beside a table and basket of flowers, unsigned, approximately 8.25ins x 6.75ins, unframed.

A FINE QUALITY LADY'S FRENCH IVORY FITTED VANITY CASE, set with a central enamelled and diamond female portrait panel and four square cut sapphires, the three internal compartments with sapphire set catches, approximately 3.5ins x 2.25ins.

Byron, G.G.N., Lord. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, with Notices of his Life by Thomas Moore, 2 volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece (slightly offset), contemporary half calf, spines gilt, very slightly rubbed, 4to, 1830

*Evelyn, John. Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, 2 volumes, fourth edition, engraved portrait and 45 engraved plates, some spotting, original boards, lacking spines, covers detached, 4to, York, 1812

Nicholson, M.A. The Carpenter & Joiner's Companion, engraved portrait & 127 engraved plates (of more), some spotting, maroon morocco gilt, rubbed, 8vo, [circa 1826]

The Proceedings and Tryal of William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, engraved portrait frontispiece, Thomas Basset & Thomas Fox, 1689; Atkins, Sir Robert. An Enquiry into the Power of Dispensing with Penal Statutes, Timothy Goodwin, 1689; Coleman Mr. The Intrigues of the French King, and others, for Extirpating the Protestant Religion managed by Letters from Mr. Coleman, blank leaf before title, Randall Taylor, 1689, 3 works in one volume, contemporary calf, slight wear to upper joint and extremities, folio

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, engraved portrait and 39 plates by Phiz, some offsetting, plate margins browned, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed, 8vo, 1839; The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, additional engraved title, frontispiece and 41 plates, contemporary maroon half morocco, 8vo, 1857 (2)

*Speed, John. The Historie of Great Britaine. the second edition, lacks engraved title page and portrait, woodcuts in the text, early signature of Abraham Mitchell on title, lower corner of V5-6 torn away with loss of text, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, folio, George Humble, 1623

*Burton, William. A Commentary on Antoninus His Itinerary, engraved portrait frontispiece, double-page engraved map, woodcuts in the text, contemporary calf, slightly worn, upper hinge weak, small folio, H. & T. Twyford, 1658

*Simpson, Christopher. A Compendium of Practical Musick in five parts, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece (cropped and with red wax seal attached), damp stained in lower margin, newspaper article pasted to verso of title, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, 8vo, Henry Brome, 1678

Henry, Matthew. The Works, engraved frontispiece portrait, title spotted, contemporary calf, head and tail of spine rubbed, folio, 1726

Scott, J., Every, G.H., Sanders, G, engravers. Engravings from the Works of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., engraved title, frontispiece portrait and 125 mezzotint engravings on india paper, occasional light spotting, contemporary red half morocco gilt, gilt edges, large folio, [circa 1875]

Kersey, John. The Elements of that Mathematical Art commonly called Algebra, volume 1 only, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary calf, one corner slightly rubbed, 4to, 1708

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Highgrove. Portrait of an Estate, presentation copy inscribed on half-title "With my very best wishes, Charles, 1995", coloured illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1984

Victorian Staffordshire portrait figure group, circa 1863, entitled 'Prince and Princess', depicting the Prince and Princess of Denmark, moulded as a couple clutching arms and decorated in sparse colours and gilt enamels, height 27cm

Venetian gilded and enamelled cameo portrait cup and saucer

Chinese School (mid 19th century), Portrait of a young girl, full length, seated cross-legged upon a rock with a flute, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 46.5 cm bears paper label verso for Martyn Gregory, 34 Bury Street, St. James's, No. 94, and another label indistinctly inscribed, but indicating that the painting was from Canton

A French pale-blue frosted ovoid vase, with slender trumpet neck and pedestal foot, applied with an opaque-white medallion with a profile bust portrait of a classical maiden, 28cm high, circa 1880 (hairline crack to medallion)

Late Victorian porcelain portrait brooch decorated with a print of King George III within a pinchbeck mount, 6cm

English School (Mid 19th Century) 'A young gentleman, seated half length in a waistcoat and tunic' Pencil study, 15cm x 11cm, also a Victorian watercolour and pencil portrait of a gentleman, a small rosewood framed print and a pair of Victorian framed portraits of a lady and a gentleman, indistinctly signed and dated 1852, 23cm (5)

Welsh School (Late 19th Century) 'Portrait of a gentleman, quarter length in a black tunic and white scarf' Oil on canvas, indistinctly inscribed verso, 19cm x 15cm

James Aitken 'Portrait of Mrs Barber of Latchford, Warrington, seated half length in a white lace and floral bonnet and blue satin dress' Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and dated 1863, 92cm x 71cm

English School (Mid 19th Century) 'Portrait of a gentleman, seated half length facing slightly to the right with black tunic' Oil on canvas, 64cm x 60cm

Two 19th century portrait miniatures on ivory, each framed, 7.5 and 8.5cm high

20th Century, English School A PAIR OF OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURES OF YOUNG LADIES 6 x 5cm