Lost portrait of Lady Nelson »
I recently discovered this vivid and revealing portrait of Frances, Dowager Viscountess Nelson (1761-1831), the widow of Admiral Lord Nelson. This is the first portrait of Lady Nelson to be identified for over a century and one of only four portraits of her to survive. It offers an affecting image of Frances in the last […]
. View Post » The Inferno Silver Chamber Candlestick by Castellani, Rome, circa 1865 »
Designed as three demons kneeling round a bed of flames on which another demon sits, its arms curved to support a candle and its tail looped as a handle. The three smaller demons serve as the feet of the chamber candlestick and seem to pay homage, each in its own way, to the seated devil […]
. View Post » Captain Thomas Dundas’ Trafalgar Silver Cup »
A large silver cup, plain with tapering half-fluting and reeded edge standing on circular foot, engraved with a coat of arms within an oak wreath and robe mantling; by Solomon Hougham, London 1802. Height: 205mm / 8 inches Weighs 524 grams / 16 tr oz 16dwt Arms: Argent a lion rampant gules a bordure […]
. View Post » Portrait miniature of Lieutenant Daniel Pring RN (c1788-1846) »
Oval portrait miniature of Lieutenant Daniel Pring RN (c.1788-1846), attributed to Thomas Richmond (1771-1837) English school, circa 1810 Watercolour on ivory; mounted in gold as a pendent, reverse with plaited hair applied with gold monograms “DP” and “AP”. Dimensions: Oval, 65mm x 55mm / 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches (ex. loop) Provenance: Lot 695, […]
. View Post » Portrait miniature of Captain Richard Bourne RN, founder of P&O »
Rare double-sided portrait miniature of: obverse, Captain Richard Bourne RN (1770-1851), founder of the Peninsular and Orient Steamship Company (P&O); reverse, his wife, Louisa Helena Bourne, née Blake (1797-1865) Irish school circa 1840; watercolour on ivory, oval 78 mm / 3 inches high, mounted in a plain gold frame with pendent loop Provenance: Louisa Blake Mahon, […]
. View Post » Hat Cockade Worn by Sir Philip Broke in the action with the Chesapeake June 1st 1813 »
Plain circular wooden box containing a black Royal Navy cockade waterproofed for sea service, box with applied plaque inscribed: “Cockade Worn by SIR PHILIP BROKE In the action with the CHESAPEAKE June 1st 1813″ Diameter of box: 100 mm / 3 7/8 inches Height of box approx: 25 mm / 1 inch Diameter of cockade approx: 80 […]
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