Silhouettes

Reference: 2087

Richard Jorden, circa 1780 A Gentleman in profile to the right wearing coat and frilled shirt cut-out on card, pearwood frame with crenellated gilded border oval, 4 1/8 inches high Jorden's work as a silhouettist working on glass is well recorded but his work as a cutter of silhouettes has only recently come to light. Provenance: Harman Collection; Bonhams, 30th June, 1998, lot 8

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Reference: 2007

Mrs. Hudson, circa 1797 A Gentleman in profile to the left wearing a coat and frilled cravat Painted on convex glass, signed under the truncation, turned pearwood frame Provenance: Sir Edward Beetham Collection (descendant of Mrs. Isabella Beetham the profilist)

Dimensions: Oval, 2 1/4 inches high

Reference: 1882

A rare embroidered satin needle case, Continental, late 18th century, the cover with a silhouette of a lady with lace trimmed dress, the reverse set with a Gentleman’s profile wearing coat and lace cravat. Each painted on card. Framed In a glazed gilded wood frame

Dimensions: Ovals, 1 3/4 inches high

Reference: 2024

The Royal Victoria Gallery A distinguished looking Gentleman standing full length with his right hand on his hip, wearing a long coat, trousers and top hat Cut-out on card, bronzed and high lighted with white Signed Frith on the obverse and dated 1840, set in the original maple wood frame

Dimensions: Rectangular, 10 1/2 inches high

Reference: 1876

Mrs. Isabella Beetham A Good profile of a young Gentleman wearing a coat, waistcoat and frilled cravat, his hair en queue Painted on convex glass backed with card, verre eglomise border, set in the original pearwood frame

Dimensions: oval, 3 1/4 inches high

Reference: 1884

John Buncombe, circa 1790 A Gentleman, in profile to the right wearing coat, striped waistcoat and frilled cravat, his hair en queue Painted in black on card, set in turned pear wood frame with verre eglomise border Whilst Buncombe was renowned for his silhouettes of officers it is unusual for him to execute civilian subjects

Dimensions: Oval, 3 ¼ inches high

Reference: 2021

John Field, 1830 Mr. Newbold in profile to the right wearing coat and fine lace cravat Painted on card and bronzed, the reverse with broken Miers trade label Number 12, and the back of the miniature inscribed taken for Mr. Newbold, 1830 In the original ormolu mounted rectangular black papier-mâché frame

Dimensions: Oval, 3 1/8 inches high

Reference: 2011

John Field circa 1810 Mr. R.P. Needham with hair en queue, wearing a coat with lace cravat Bronzed on plaster, the reverse with trade label Number 12 (complete but restored), in original papier-mâché frame with ormolu mount, beaded border and ormolu suspension

Dimensions: Oval, 3 1/8 inches high

Reference: 2008

Mrs. Isabella Beetham, 1785 Miss A.J. Cook with long curly hair wearing a dress with ribbon at her corsage Painted on card, inscribed on the reverse with sitter’s name and taken by Mrs. Beetham/27 Fleet Street/ 1785

Dimensions: Oval, 4 inches high

Reference: 2009

Mrs. Isabella Beetham, 1785 Mr. Thomas Thebbeage wearing coat, waistcoat and frilled cravat Silhouette painted on card, inscribed on the reverse with sitter’s name taken by Mrs. Beetham/27 Fleet Street/ 1785, in turned pearwood frame

Dimensions: Oval, 4 inches high