English School, c. 1815 Portrait of an army officer wearing a scarlet coatee with yellow facings and epaulette, tied black stock and white shoulder belt with brass belt-plate embossed, “GR”. Gilt-metal frame. Oval, 74 mms high (2 15/16 inches).

Sir William John Newton, c. 1821 Portrait of Reverend Lewis. Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of Reverend Lewis with auburn hair and brown eyes, seated on a red upholstered chair and wearing a black coat, white chemise, stock and tie. Inscribed to reverse, “The Rev. D Lewis/W J Newton Pinxit 1821”. The reverse of the frame also heavily inscribed, Ebonized frame. Rectangular, 8 1/2 cms. X 7 cms (3 1/4 inches X 2 1/2 inches). Sir William John Newton was born in London in 1785...

English School, c. 1850 Portrait of a young gentleman with fair, curly hair and blue eyes, wearing a white shirt, blue waistcoat, and black cravat, under a black coat. A red drape behind his right shoulder. Ornate hair back. Contained within brass locket frame with embossed border.

French School, c. 1825 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a girl wearing a white dress and coral pendent earrings. Partial inscription to reverse. Set in the original lid of a mother-of-pearl box. Handing loop has been added. Oval, 4 cms. X 3 cms. (1 3/8 inches X 1 1/8 inches). Very pretty little subject

English School, c. 1770 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a Naval man, his hair powdered, wearing a navy-blue coat with brass buttons over a white shirt and ascot. Brass frame with rope edge. Oval, 7 cms. X 5.5 cms. (2 1/2 inches X 2 inches).

English School, c. 1840 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a woman wearing an orange gown and a blue pendant around her neck, with drop earrings. Her brown hair upswept and arranged in curls. Brass frame. 7 cms. X 6 cms. (2 3/4 inches X 2 1/4 inches).

English School, c. 1785 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a lady with long, curling, powdered hair, resting her cheek to her hand, to revealing what appears to be a hair bracelet with portrait miniature around her wrist. She wears a pink gown and pendant around her neck on a black cord. Brass case. Oval, 48 mms. X 36 mms. (2 inches X 1 3/4 inches).

English School, c. 1900 Gouache on paper. Portrait of the gunboat, the S S Blenheim flying the Union Jack and various other pendants, with a view of land and another ship in the distance. Indistinct artist’s signature signed to obverse and inscribed “Venice 1900”. Rectangular, 17 inches X 24 inches. The SS Blenheim was a British cargo steamer built in 1877 by E. Withy & Co. of West Hartlepool, England, and owned by Steel, Young & Co...

Luke Sullivan, c. 1770. Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a blue gown with matching hair ribbons, a five strand pearl choker and pearl earrings, and pink posey to decollate. Oval, 3.7 cms. X 3 cms. (i 1/2 inches X 1 1/4 inches). Gold frame with brooch mount...

English School, c. 1815 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait miniature of a young woman in profile, her upswept auburn hair gathered in a top knot, with side curls, wearing a bright blue dress with lace collar and a black cord around her neck. Brass frame. Oval, 3 inches X 2 inches. Note: slight occlusion to convex glass at 2 o'clock. Otherwise, miniature is in suburb condition.

The Artist signing MJF (British, active 20th century) Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a black Labrador Retriever. Initialled MJF to obverse. Brass frame. Oval, 4.5 cms. (2 inches) diameter.

English School, c. 1890 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of a young woman with upswept, dark hair, wearing a white dress with black collar and a black hat. Ebonized wooden frame with brass slip. Oval, 5 cms. X 4 1/2 cms. (2 inches X 1 3/4 inches).