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English School Portrait Miniature, Lady w/ Collar Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378179 (stock# MBO413)
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English School portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory of a young woman, circa 1830. The sitter has dark hair and wears a white gown with a wonderful pointed collar. Set in a pierced gilt metal frame. Very good condition; slight rubbing to the right of her face. Sight size is 2 1/2” by 2”. in watercolor on ivory of a young woman, circa 1830. The sitter has dark hair and wears a white gown with a wonderful pointed collar. Set in a pierced gilt metal frame. Very good condition; slight ...click for details

Early 19th C Portrait Miniature, Gent, Pendant Frame Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378178 (stock# MVH04)
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Early 19th century portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory depicting a gentleman in a 9k gold pendant frame. The sitter has fashionably disheveled short brown hair and piercing blue eyes, and wears a black coat over a white vest and cravat. The reverse features a curl of brown hair with a foil surround, which may have been the backing to some colored glass now absent. Painting is in excellent condition as is reverse; just a little gapping at the edges. Measures 2 3/4” by 2 1/4”.

Georgian Portrait Miniature of Gent, Hair Reverse Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378168 (stock# MVH03)
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Early 19th century portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory depicting a young gentleman in a 9k gold brooch and pendant frame. The sitter has lovely short auburn curly and wears a dark blue coat with a gold button over a white vest, and a stock with a stickpin. The reverse features seed pearl initials over brown plated hair with a cobalt glass surround. The whole is set in a gold foliate frame. Painting is in excellent condition with just a bit of dust; the reverse is dustier with possible ...click for details

Superb Portrait Miniature by J. H. Gillespie, Gent Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378163 (stock# MLH200)
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Wonderful portrait miniature in watercolor on paper of a striking young gentleman, facing left, by J. H. Gillespie, circa the 1830’s. Gillespie worked in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool in the 1820’s before moving to North America. He was in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1829, Baltimore in 1837 and Philadelphia in 1838 (he was also working in New York at some point). This portrait is probably from his American years and the attention to detail make this a superb example of the artist’s skill: the s ...click for details

Portrait Miniature of Nathan Burnham by J. H. Gillespie Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378162 (stock# MLH210)
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Super portrait miniature in watercolor on paper of a young gentleman, facing left, identified as Nathan Burnham, by J. H. Gillespie, circa the 1830’s. Gillespie worked in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool in the 1820’s before moving to North America. He was in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1829, Baltimore in 1837 and Philadelphia in 1838 (he was also working in New York at some point). This portrait is probably from his American years; the young man is beautifully drawn from his peaked eyebrow to his ...click for details

Pair of Portrait Miniature Profiles by J H Gillespie Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378136 (stock# MF173c)
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A pair of early 19th century portrait miniatures in watercolor on paper, of a lady and gentleman identified as Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hutchinson, by silhouette artist J. H. Gillespie. Gillespie worked in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool in the 1820’s before moving to North America. He was in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1829, Baltimore in 1837 and Philadelphia in 1838 (he was also working in New York at some point). He was a clever artist and these portraits are very well executed, especially considerin ...click for details

English Portrait Miniature of Gentleman, circa 1820 Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 378124 (stock# MRB02)
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English portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory of a gentleman, circa 1820. The sitter wears a black coat over a white shirt and cravat. Set in red leather traveling case with red velvet lining. Good condition; slight paint loss to edge at ten o’clock; wear to velvet and case exterior. Measures 3 3/4” by 3 1/4”.

English Portrait Miniature of Young Gent circa 1840 Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1900 item# 378117 (stock# MRB01)
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English portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory of a young gentleman, circa 1840. The sitter has a strong jaw adorned by sideburns and fashionably disheveled hair; he wears a black stock and coat over a white shirt. Set into papier mache frame. Good condition; white background may be over painted. Measures 5 1/4” by 4 1/2”; sight size is 2 3/4” by 2”.

American Portrait Miniature of John Bixby, ca 1820's Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR item# 307240 (stock# MMES01)
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Fine American portrait miniature, circa 1810-1820, of John Bixby of New Hampshire. The portrait comes with provenance tracking the family to a Baltimore descendant. The sitter is a handsome curly red-haired gent, with a high white collar and cravat, and black coat. He’s set in half of a red leather traveling case. Bixby was born in Dublin, NH, in 1790, and married Jeanette Chapman in 1819 (perhaps this portrait was done for her!). Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Bixby, married Edward Bigelow ...click for details

Delightful Portrait Miniature of Girl, by W Smith, 1775 Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1800 item# 304094 (stock# MCH832)
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A delightful portrait miniature in watercolor on ivory of Georgiana Charlotte Booker, by British artist William Smith, circa 1775. Georgina wears a white dress with a pink waistband; her blond hair curls around her shoulders. William Smith, who worked in Scotland and London, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1774 and in 1802. This portrait is signed “SMITH” in capital letters. The large greenish area to her right may well be original. Set in a later gilt metal frame with a glazed silk reverse ...click for details

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