Samuel Andrews, c. 1810 Watercolour on ivory. Portrait of an army officer in profile. Brass case. Glazed reverse reveals fabric. Oval, 5.5 cms. X 4.5 cms. (2 1/2inches X 1 3/4 inches). Samuel Andrews was probably born in Ireland, c.1767. In 1791 he applied to the East India Company for permission to go to Bengal in India. This application was refused, but he found some other way to travel there, because he arrived in Madras in that same year...

English or Irish School, c. 1800 Colour pencil and wash on card. Portrait of Egan Gibson, Esq., of the 4th Dragoons The head-and-shoulder portrait depicts Mr. Gibson in profile, wearing a blue coat with fur collar. Ebonized papier mache fame. Oval, 8 cms. X 6 cms. (3 inches X 2 3/8 inches). The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards were a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685...

English School, c. 1810 Watercolour on ivory. Lovely little portrait of a midshipman, about 12 years of age, wearing a bright blue coat and white ruffled collar, his sailing ship in the distance, Ebonized frame with brass ship. Oval, 6 cms. X 5 cms...

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...

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...

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...

Watercolour on card. Portrait of General Keir Grant, in 3/4 pose. The General, with fair hair and dark eyes, is dressed in a scarlett coatee, wearing his Knight of Bath medal...

English School, c. 1840. Watercolour on ivory portrait of a naval officer wearing a blue coatee with white standing collar, gold epaulette and trim, waist belt with embossed insignia, and two medals pinned to his left breast, a gilt-handled sword held in the crook of his left arm. Black wood frame. Rectangular, 115 mm high (4 ½ inches). Excellent condition. ...

Continental School. Early 19th Century watercolor on ivory portrait of an officer. The officer, depicted in 1/2 pose, is depicted wear a blue coatee with red facings, silver epaulettes and aiguillete, white shoulder belt with silver belt plate, chemise and black stock. Beneath his right arm he carries a silver helmet decorated with a black feather. Gilt brass frame. Oval, 8 cms. X 6 1/2 cms. (3 1/4 inches X 2 1/2 inches). Excellent condition....