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PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, PROBABLY OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, 1800
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame
6.5 x 5.2 cm
Dec 5, 2019 • Sotheby's
PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER, PROBABLY OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, 1800
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame
6.5 x 5.2 cm
Dec 5, 2019
Sotheby's • London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III
Lot 312

Distant thought, 1979
oil on canvas
48.3 x 33 cm
Mar 13, 2019 • Bonhams
Distant thought, 1979
oil on canvas
48.3 x 33 cm
Mar 13, 2019
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
HOME & Interiors
Lot 11

Shepherdess by the sea ,
Oil on panel
14 x 9 cm
Sep 27, 2017 • Doyle New York
Shepherdess by the sea ,
Oil on panel
14 x 9 cm
Sep 27, 2017
Doyle New York • New York
Doyle at Home
Lot 21

Paddlin' the Burn
oil on panel
19 x 14.5 cm
Jun 14, 2017 • Bonhams
Paddlin' the Burn
oil on panel
19 x 14.5 cm
Jun 14, 2017
Bonhams • Edinburgh
Home and Interiors
Lot 89

A Courting Couple ,
oil on canvas
41.5 x 31.5 cm
Jun 7, 2017 • McTear's Auctioneers
A Courting Couple ,
oil on canvas
41.5 x 31.5 cm
Jun 7, 2017
McTear's Auctioneers • Glasgow
The Scottish Pictures Auction
Lot 19

Blind Man's Buff (Bluff), 1866, 1866
oil on board
15 x 20 cm
Nov 10, 2016 • Waddingtons
Blind Man's Buff (Bluff), 1866, 1866
oil on board
15 x 20 cm
Nov 10, 2016
Waddingtons • Toronto
British Works of Art Online Auction
Lot 215

A game of cricket
oil on canvas
44 x 65 cm
Sep 28, 2016 • Bonhams
A game of cricket
oil on canvas
44 x 65 cm
Sep 28, 2016
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art
Lot 20

A travelling tinker, 1863
Oil on panel
19 x 14 cm
Sep 14, 2016 • Mellors & Kirk Auctioneers
A travelling tinker, 1863
Oil on panel
19 x 14 cm
Sep 14, 2016
Mellors & Kirk Auctioneers • Nottingham
Fine Art
Lot 784

Sailor with a pipe, 1889
oil on canvas
55 x 45 cm
Aug 10, 2016 • Susanin's
Sailor with a pipe, 1889
oil on canvas
55 x 45 cm
Aug 10, 2016
Susanin's • Chicago
Summer Marketplace Auction
Lot 6020

Disgruntled Child
oil on board
21 x 29 cm
Jun 17, 2016 • David Duggleby Ltd.
Disgruntled Child
oil on board
21 x 29 cm
Jun 17, 2016
David Duggleby Ltd. • Scarborough
A Gallery of Pictures
Lot 130

The new dress
oil on canvas
19.99 x 30.51 cm
Apr 20, 2016 • Lyon & Turnbull
The new dress
oil on canvas
19.99 x 30.51 cm
Apr 20, 2016
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
Fine Furniture & Works of Art
Lot 206

Jeune femme à la harpe, 1798
watercolor
37.01 x 22 cm
Dec 2, 2015 • Delorme Collin du Bocage
Jeune femme à la harpe, 1798
watercolor
37.01 x 22 cm
Dec 2, 2015
Delorme Collin du Bocage • Paris
Horlogerie Ancienne et Objets Scientifiques - Tableaux - Archeologie - Mobilier - Objets d'Art
Lot 153

The New Dress
oil on canvas
19.99 x 30.51 cm
Nov 27, 2015 • Lyon & Turnbull
The New Dress
oil on canvas
19.99 x 30.51 cm
Nov 27, 2015
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
British & European Paintings
Lot 117

Before the Schoolmaster, 1887
oil on canvas (relined)
57 x 50.01 cm
Sep 23, 2015 • Kunsthaus Lempertz
Before the Schoolmaster, 1887
oil on canvas (relined)
57 x 50.01 cm
Sep 23, 2015
Kunsthaus Lempertz • Cologne
Gemälde und Zeichnungen 15. - 19. Jahrhundert
Lot 83

Portrait of Mary Anne de Winton Morgan. Portrait of Thomas de Winton Morgan
watercolor on ivory
6.5 x 5.51 cm
Feb 25, 2015 • Dominic Winter
Portrait of Mary Anne de Winton Morgan. Portrait of Thomas de Winton Morgan
watercolor on ivory
6.5 x 5.51 cm
Feb 25, 2015
Dominic Winter • South Cerney
British & Continental Paintings, Watercolours & Prints
Lot 159

Reading the leaves
oil on canvas
41 x 32.99 cm
Dec 10, 2014 • Woolley & Wallis
Reading the leaves
oil on canvas
41 x 32.99 cm
Dec 10, 2014
Woolley & Wallis • Salisbury
Fine Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings
Lot 165

A Lady, wearing brown dress, white fichu and bandeau in her curled and powdered wig
watercolor on ivory
6.8 cm
Nov 19, 2014 • Bonhams
A Lady, wearing brown dress, white fichu and bandeau in her curled and powdered wig
watercolor on ivory
6.8 cm
Nov 19, 2014
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 95

Domestic troubles
oil on canvas
53.98 x 77.47 cm
Nov 18, 2014 • Jackson's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Domestic troubles
oil on canvas
53.98 x 77.47 cm
Nov 18, 2014
Jackson's Auctioneers & Appraisers • Cedar Falls
World Treasures: Important Russian, Asian, European & American Works
Lot 722

His first pair, 1876
watercolor
32 x 45.01 cm
Oct 14, 2014 • Bonhams
His first pair, 1876
watercolor
32 x 45.01 cm
Oct 14, 2014
Bonhams • Oxford
Fine Art & Antiques
Lot 339
L’enlèvement de Déjanire par le centaure Nessus
lead pencil on paper
24.51 x 37.01 cm
Oct 7, 2014 • Hotel de Ventes Vanderkindere
L’enlèvement de Déjanire par le centaure Nessus
lead pencil on paper
24.51 x 37.01 cm
Oct 7, 2014
Hotel de Ventes Vanderkindere • Brussels
Antiqués, Tableaux et Objets d’Art
Lot 140

Children playing in rock pools at the shoreline
oil on canvas
44.45 x 59.69 cm
Sep 25, 2014 • Duke's
Children playing in rock pools at the shoreline
oil on canvas
44.45 x 59.69 cm
Sep 25, 2014
Duke's • Dorchester
Paintings and Drawings, Furniture and Works of Art
Lot 226

An Actress, traditionally identified as Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815), wearing white dress, her hair powdered beneath a white veil
watercolor on ivory
6.6 cm
May 21, 2014 • Bonhams
An Actress, traditionally identified as Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815), wearing white dress, her hair powdered beneath a white veil
watercolor on ivory
6.6 cm
May 21, 2014
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 39
The Ghost
oil on canvas
23.01 x 28.5 cm
Mar 29, 2014 • Lyon & Turnbull
The Ghost
oil on canvas
23.01 x 28.5 cm
Mar 29, 2014
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
Interiors
Lot 23

A Gentleman
miniature
4.1 cm
May 30, 2013 • Bonhams
A Gentleman
miniature
4.1 cm
May 30, 2013
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 74

Mädchen mit rotem Umhang, 1871
oil on canvas
76 x 51 cm
May 25, 2013 • Auktionhaus Stahl
Mädchen mit rotem Umhang, 1871
oil on canvas
76 x 51 cm
May 25, 2013
Auktionhaus Stahl • Hamburg
Kunstauktion
Lot 42

The new suit
oil on canvas
58.29 x 87.6 cm
May 8, 2013 • Bonhams
The new suit
oil on canvas
58.29 x 87.6 cm
May 8, 2013
Bonhams • New York
European Paintings
Lot 136

Breakfast time, 1868
oil on canvas
91.39 x 63.5 cm
May 8, 2013 • Bonhams
Breakfast time, 1868
oil on canvas
91.39 x 63.5 cm
May 8, 2013
Bonhams • New York
European Paintings
Lot 126

The new suit
oil on canvas
58.42 x 87.63 cm
Feb 10, 2013 • Bonhams
The new suit
oil on canvas
58.42 x 87.63 cm
Feb 10, 2013
Bonhams • Los Angeles
Period Art & Design including Jewelry
Lot 7015

Le repos des soldats
watercolor
21.01 x 30.2 cm
Dec 13, 2012 • Aguttes
Le repos des soldats
watercolor
21.01 x 30.2 cm
Dec 13, 2012
Aguttes • Lyon Brotteaux
Tableaux Anciens, Mobilier & Objects d'Art, Arts d'Asie, Arts Décoratifs
Lot 153

An Officer of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
miniature, gold frame, the reverse bearing oval aperture glazed to reveal plaited hair
6.1 cm
Nov 21, 2012 • Bonhams
An Officer of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
miniature, gold frame, the reverse bearing oval aperture glazed to reveal plaited hair
6.1 cm
Nov 21, 2012
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 40

A young mother and sleeping child
oil on panel
30.51 x 22.5 cm
Jul 31, 2012 • Christie's
A young mother and sleeping child
oil on panel
30.51 x 22.5 cm
Jul 31, 2012
Christie's • South Kensington
Christie's Interiors
Lot 479

An Officer, wearing red coat with blue facings, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
Jun 28, 2012 • Bonhams
An Officer, wearing red coat with blue facings, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
Jun 28, 2012
Bonhams • London
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 96

A young officer, in red coat with dark blue facings, gold epaulette, frilled white cravat, powdered hair
watercolor on ivory
6.3 cm
May 30, 2012 • Christie's
A young officer, in red coat with dark blue facings, gold epaulette, frilled white cravat, powdered hair
watercolor on ivory
6.3 cm
May 30, 2012
Christie's • London
Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
Lot 11
A martyr to Science
oil on canvas
38 x 61.01 cm
Dec 1, 2011 • Lyon & Turnbull
A martyr to Science
oil on canvas
38 x 61.01 cm
Dec 1, 2011
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
Fine Paintings
Lot 116

An officer, wearing red coat with blue facings, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
Nov 23, 2011 • Bonhams
An officer, wearing red coat with blue facings, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
Nov 23, 2011
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 94

Untitled - love through the generations, 1877
oil on canvas
91.01 x 72.01 cm
Nov 6, 2011 • Levis Fine Art Auctions
Untitled - love through the generations, 1877
oil on canvas
91.01 x 72.01 cm
Nov 6, 2011
Levis Fine Art Auctions • Calgary
Fine Art
Lot 205

An officer, wearing gold trimmed red coat with black facings and standing collar, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
May 25, 2011 • Bonhams
An officer, wearing gold trimmed red coat with black facings and standing collar, gold buttons and epaulettes, white chemise and black stock
miniature
6.3 cm
May 25, 2011
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 35

A lady, wearing white dress, pink sash, her powdered hair worn à la conseilleur and dressed with a white turban
miniature
8.2 cm
May 25, 2011 • Bonhams
A lady, wearing white dress, pink sash, her powdered hair worn à la conseilleur and dressed with a white turban
miniature
8.2 cm
May 25, 2011
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 46

Waking dreams, 1869
oil on canvas
57 x 27 cm
Jan 18, 2011 • Bonhams
Waking dreams, 1869
oil on canvas
57 x 27 cm
Jan 18, 2011
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
British & Continental Pictures
Lot 55

A lady wearing white dress and fichu
miniature
5 cm
Nov 24, 2010 • Bonhams
A lady wearing white dress and fichu
miniature
5 cm
Nov 24, 2010
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 91

A young gentleman wearing dark green coat
miniature
4 cm
Nov 24, 2010 • Bonhams
A young gentleman wearing dark green coat
miniature
4 cm
Nov 24, 2010
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 92

The rest, 1861
oil on panel
25.5 x 20.5 cm
Oct 14, 2010 • Bonhams
The rest, 1861
oil on panel
25.5 x 20.5 cm
Oct 14, 2010
Bonhams • Edinburgh
19th and 20th Century Pictures and Prints
Lot 61

Caught napping, 1867
oil on canvas
40.59 x 67.31 cm
Sep 26, 2009 • Weschler's
Caught napping, 1867
oil on canvas
40.59 x 67.31 cm
Sep 26, 2009
Weschler's • Washington
American & European Fine Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts
Lot 518

A helping hand, 1874
oil on canvas
46.99 x 38 cm
May 28, 2009 • Lyon & Turnbull
A helping hand, 1874
oil on canvas
46.99 x 38 cm
May 28, 2009
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
Fine Paintings
Lot 1

William King, wearing blue coat with black collar and gilt button over tied white cravat
miniature
6.6 cm
May 20, 2009 • Bonhams
William King, wearing blue coat with black collar and gilt button over tied white cravat
miniature
6.6 cm
May 20, 2009
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 105

William King, wearing blue coat with black collar and gilt buttons over tied white cravat
miniature
66 cm
Nov 19, 2008 • Bonhams
William King, wearing blue coat with black collar and gilt buttons over tied white cravat
miniature
66 cm
Nov 19, 2008
Bonhams • Knightsbridge
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 88

Betrothed, interior with four figures
oil on panel
30.48 x 22.86 cm
Jun 26, 2008 • John Nicholson Fine Art Auctioneers
Betrothed, interior with four figures
oil on panel
30.48 x 22.86 cm
Jun 26, 2008
John Nicholson Fine Art Auctioneers • Haslemere
Prints, Watercolours and Oil Paintings
Lot 1228

An Officer, wearing scarlet coatee with blue facings and collar, gold epaulettes, frilled white chemise and black stock, his hair powdered
miniature
70 cm
May 21, 2008 • Bonhams
An Officer, wearing scarlet coatee with blue facings and collar, gold epaulettes, frilled white chemise and black stock, his hair powdered
miniature
70 cm
May 21, 2008
Bonhams • London
Fine Portrait Miniatures
Lot 86

An Orange Merchant, 1876
oil on canvas
25.5 x 21.01 cm
Feb 26, 2008 • Bonhams
An Orange Merchant, 1876
oil on canvas
25.5 x 21.01 cm
Feb 26, 2008
Bonhams • Knowle
Pictures
Lot 103

Courtship
oil on panel
23.01 x 15.01 cm
Nov 28, 2007 • Lyon & Turnbull
Courtship
oil on panel
23.01 x 15.01 cm
Nov 28, 2007
Lyon & Turnbull • Edinburgh
Fine Paintings
Lot 122