CHATSWORTH SUMMER FINE ART SALE May 28th & 29th 2024

33 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 275. A bright and colourful French made ‘Hermes’ type silk Shawl or headscarf, specially commissioned for the legend “Sea the Stars,” 100% pure silk, after a design by Hubert de Watrigant, in original presentation box. (1) €80 - €120 278. Edwin T. Smith “Harriet - Baroness de (a Zouche, died 1870)” head and shoulder portrait of young girl with lace bonnet and coral necklace, Signed, approx. 18cms x 12cms (7” x 5”), gilt frame; together with a miniature of a Young Man in black hat and cloak, in ebonised frame. (2) €120 - €180 279. Early 20th Century Miniature Portrait, depicting ‘Young Boy with arms folded,’ and its companion, ‘Similar Boy in Polo Neck,’ 8cms h x 6cms w (3½’’ x 2 1/5’’), and an oval ‘Portrait of a Lady.’ (3) €120 - €180 280. A printed Silhouette Profile Portrait, of a Music Conductor after Schattenri Von O. Weidehaun in modern maple frame, 30cms x 23cms (12’’ x 9’’), together with a 19th Century oval hair mourning miniature in the form of a leaf spray and flower head, 7.7cms (3’’). (2) €50 - €70 281. Pierre-Douard Dagoty, French (1775-1871) Miniatures : “Portrait of an Elegant Young Gentleman with short black hair, white cravat floral waist coat and black coat,” Signed and dated, together with its companion, “Attractive Young Lady with pearl headdress and necklace, and low cut dress,” Unsigned, O.O.P., in matching gilt metal and ebonised frame. (2) €200 - €300 282. An attractive pair of painted oval miniatures of young Queen Victoria and Albert in regal attire, in matching ornate gilt frames. (2) Provenance: The Dillon-Mahon Family, by direct descent. €300 - €400 283. A 19th Century oval miniature of an old Bearded Gentleman, wearing a red cape with white cross; an oval miniature of ‘Comtesse de Lanbale,’ and an oval miniature of ‘A Young Child with white lace Bonnet,’ in ebonized frame. (3) €150 - €220 284. James Tassie, Scottish (1735-1799) “Reverend Alexander Waugh,”wax portrait relief, mounted on green velvet, framed, Signed and dated 1794, approx. 8cms x 5cms (3” x 2”). (1) Provenance: The Dillon-Mahon Family, by direct descent. €180 - €220 285. 19th Century Irish School Co. Waterford: Silhouette: “Captain Newport” (Waterford Merchants), oval approx. 7cms x 6cms, inscribed on verso, ebonised and brass frame. (1) €180 - €220 286. Miniatures: “Portrait of a Gentleman (side profile) with moustache, wearing shirt and tie,” indistinctly Signed, in brass frame and presentation pouch; an unusual circular Portrait decorated in embroidered relief of Queen Catherine Howard, in ebonised frame; together with two lithograph Miniatures, Landscapes in ebonised frames with ormolu oak suspensions, and two other miniature Frames (oval and portrait) as a lot, w.a.f. (6) Provenance: The Dillon-Mahon Family, by direct descent. €180 - €220 287. In the Manner of Adam Buck & Others Miniatures: A group of four original watercolours of the Hackett Family, comprising John Henry Plunkett (inscribed), another of a Lady with ringlets and low cut dress, another Gentleman in a blue coat with grey hair and a silhouette of an elegant Woman, as a lot. (4) Provenance: The Burke Family, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. €180 - €220 288. Gabry, 19th Century French School “Napoleon Bonaparte,” and his wife “Josephine,” circular miniatures, oils, each approx. 5cms (2”) diameter, each Signed “Gabry,” in ornate ormolu matching frames. (2) Provenance: The Dillon-Mahon Family, by direct descent. €200 - €300 289. A fine large 19th Century, “Silhouette of a Lady by a Window,” Signed and dated 1843, approx. 25.5cms x 15cms (10” x 5 3/4”); another smaller Silhouette “A Gentleman”; and a miniature Print “Portrait of George Washington,” all framed. (3) €150 - €200 281 (2) 285 289 287