Objets d'arT
~ Partial Inventory ~

A Mid 19th Century Mother-of-Pearl Cardcase. English/Scottish, Circa 1850
The case bordered with abalone shell and fitted with a hinged top,
the front panel engraved with a belted garter.
 

A Mid 19th Century Tortoiseshell Cardcase. English, Circa 1850
The case fitted with a hinged top bearing an un-inscribed sterling silver plaque.
 

‘Lady Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire with Daughter Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish’

A Very Fine and Exceedingly Charming 19th Century Painted Miniature on Ivory. After a larger work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786 and which now hangs at Chatsworth House, U.K.Dimensions: Height -2.5”, Width -3.25”, spuriously signed ‘Cosway’, set within a finely embossed ormolu frame.

Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1757-1806) formerly Georgiana Spencer, was the daughter of the 1st Earl of Spencer, Great Grandson of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. She is shown here holding her daughter Lady Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish “Little G” (1783-1858). The late Dianna, Princess of Wales (formerly Lady Dianna Spencer) was a direct descendant of her family.

‘The Tomb of Akbar’

A Finely Painted Early 20th Century Miniature on Ivory of Akbar’s Tomb, Agra. Set within a silvered fillet mounted within its original carved & standing ebony frame. Dimension of miniature: 1.5” high by 1.75” wide, framed 4.75” x 3.5”. India Company School, Circa 1900. Muhammad Akbar (1542-1605) was the 3rd Emperor of the Mogul Empire.

 

‘Shah Jahan & Mumtaz Mahal’

A Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Painted Indian Portrait Miniatures on Ivory. Both set within silvered fillets mounted within their original carved & standing ebony frame. Dimensions of miniatures: 1.75” high by 1.5” wide, framed 4.5” x 5.25”. India Company School, Circa 1900.

 Shah Jahan (1592-1666) was the 5th Emperor of the Mogul Empire and built the Taj Mahal as a memorial to his wife, Mumtaz (1593-1631).

Three Finely Painted Indian Oval Portrait Miniatures on Ivory. Circa 1900. Unframed. Each measuring 1.25” x 1”.

A Finely Patinated Art Nouveau Bronze Vase / Inkwell, Signed Barrias, (Louis Ernest Barrias 1841-1905). The amphora shaped body showing a putto in high relief swinging from a garland against a field of fauna and butterflies in low relief, the interior fitted with a gilt-washed well and raised overall upon three naturalistic inspired supports. Height: 4.25”.

Foundry marks for Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris.

 

A Very Fine Biedermeier-Period Portrait Miniature on Ivory. The sitter is that of a beautiful young woman dressed in a finely embroidered gown, her head turned towards the viewer, a jewelled diadem in her hair and a string of pearls around her neck. Signed Schierling on the reverse. Austria or Germany, Circa 1825. Measuring 3.25” x 2.5” in the oval, set in a finely embossed & gilded frame measuring 5.25” x 4.25”.

‘Gentleman in a Brown Tunic’

An Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature on Ivory. English School, Circa 1800.

 Inscription on verso suggests the sitter as being that of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832).

Dimensions: 3.75” x 3”. Set in a fine gilt gesso frame.

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A Fine Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature on Ivory of a Gentleman in a Black Tunic, In the Manner of Nathaniel Freese (flourished, 1794-1814). British. Set within a gilded oval locket, the reverse having a plaited-hair panel fronted by a gilded wire-work monogram within a cobalt glass surround. Signed indistinctly over right shoulder. Circa 1800.

A Rare and Diminutive 18th Century South Staffordshire Enamel Writing Box
The case set in copper mounts and showing a domed & hinged top decorated with hand painted oriental figures loading linen bales & barrels from a cache set against a harbor scene with European tall-ships, the sides decorated with undulating vinery and flowerheads. The interior fitted with segmented compartments for two inkwells (missing), a pounce pot (missing) and quill tray. Height - 1.5/8", Width - 3.3/8", Depth - 2".
English, Circa 1770.
(Provenance, Hussey's Auction House, U.K)
A Fine18th Century Enamel and Tortoiseshell Snuff Box of Circular Form. The overall exterior surface finely executed in floral, foliate and geometric enamel motifs, encased within an embossed gilt edge. The domed top lifting to reveal a figured tortoiseshell interior. French. Circa 1770. Diameter — 2.5/8", Height - 1".
An 18th Century Icon of the Greek Saint, St. Kharalampios (Haralampios). This is thought to be a provincial work from the north of Russia, as the two saints on the borders of the icon are St. Nicholas (on the left) and St. Panteleimonas (on the right), both quite popular in the north. The attribution is based on the inscription (in red cinnabar) which clearly indicates STYJ (saint -- abbreviated) and less clearly Sviatomuchenik (holy martyr -- abbreviated) and Haralampios (inscription damaged).
 
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