Portrait Miniatures from Barry Hayes

Dealer and collector of fine portrait miniatures

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Site updated 13th June 2017

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Miss Muriel Constance Smith 1903-1994.
A beautiful and delightful miniature of a young girl.
Signed: 'Muriel Smith' to the obverse.
Original silver frame hallmarked London 1938 to reverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high.
See page 146 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Muriel exhibited c.1940-1990 RA, RMS and The Paris Salon.
Ignore light reflection to right hand side.

£1975

Miss Mary Josephine Gibson 1855-1934.
A beautiful young lady wearing a white dress
Signed: M J Gibson 1892' to obverse.
Reverse of blue enamel frame engraved with sitter's name -
'Constance Lloyd 1892'.
Original gold frame. Watercolour. Oval, 86mm high.
See page 72 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Mary exhibited 1885-1924 RA, RMS.

£1750

Reverse of blue enamel frame engraved -
'Constance Lloyd 1892'.

George H Burgess 1831-1905.
A young lady with dark hair.
Signed: Geo. H Burgess to obverse.
Watercolour. Image size 105mm x 73mm.
Size with gilt-metal frame - see below - 185mm x 145mm.
George was a noted portrait artist in California.
He is also well known for his paintings of the gold rush.
He was a founding member of the San Francisco
Art Association in 1871.

£850

Pierced gilt-metal frame with coloured paste stones.
Easel reverse.

R Gurrell - 1905
Young lady wearing a white dress.
Signed: 'R Gurrell' to obverse.
Hallmarked silver-gilt frame for 1905.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.

£850

Reverse of above.

Miss Ethel Constance Brisley
A young child. Signed: 'E Brisley 09' to obverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 47mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
See page 35 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Ethel exhibited 1908-1940 RA, RMS.

£625

Continental School - circa 1830.
A beautiful young lady, wearing a purple dress,
necklace and pendant earrings,
her brown hair elaborately curled and upswept.
Watercolour. Gold frame. Oval, 65mm high.
The sitter's dress is a more subdue colour
than on my image. See top edge of her dress.

£1750

Reverse of above.
Oval aperture, glazed to reveal gilt-initial, 'B'
over plaited hair.

Beautiful Georgian lady wearing a white dress and pearl necklace.
Her hair attractively curled.
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high. c1820.
Ignore light reflection to top of miniature.
The background is a more subdued colour.

£1400

J T Mitchell fl. 1798-1830.
A young lady wearing a white dress and blue shawl.
Signed to obverse; 'J T Mitchell 1807'
Watercolour. Solid back gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 80mm high.
See page 601 'Miniatures Dictionary and Guide'
- Daphne Foskett.

£1450

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Albin Roberts Burt 1783-1842.
A young lady wearing a pale green dress.
Signed: 'Burt' to obverse. c1810.
Watercolour. Oval, 65mm high.
Gold frame with woven hair to reverse.
See page 503 'Miniatures - Dictionary and Guide'
- Daphne Foskett.

£1750

10

Beautiful young Georgian lady - possibly by N Freese.
c1810.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.
Gilt-metal locket frame.

£1750

11

Jean Daniel Beyer 1785-1846.
Beautiful young lady wearing a brown dress with lace collar.
Signed: 'Beyer and dated 1839'.
Watercolour. Oval, 100mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£1750

Miss Mary Josephine Gibson 1855-1934.
The beautiful sitter is Mrs Arthur Young, wearing a white dress
with marabou trim to her decollage, her brown hair curled and upswept.
Signed on the obverse and dated - 'M J Gibson 1891'.
The rim to the reverse engraved 'Mrs Arthur Young - March 1891'.
Gold frame. Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high.
See page 72 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Mary exhibited 1885-1924 RA, RMS.

£1450

12a

The rim to the reverse of the gold frame engraved
'Mrs Arthur Young - March 1891'.

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A mature lady. c1890.
Watercolour. Oval, 60mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£420

A young lady wearing a pink dress.
c1890. Watercolour on card.
Gilt-metal frame. Oval, 80mm high.

£250

A very fashionable young Edwardian lady
wearing a fur coat, hat and tie.
Signed to obverse: 'F T 1910'.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.

£550

Attributed to Miss Gertrude Kenyon.
Charming young lady. c1910.
Watercolour. Oval, 65mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
See page 99 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Gertrude exhibited 1903-1909 RA, SM.

£325

Miss Gertrude Kenyon.
A young lady with beautiful red hair. c1910.
Signed to obverse: 'E G K'.
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
See page 99 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Gertrude exhibited 1903-1909 RA, SM.

£325

Mrs Gertrude Massey 1868-1957.
A young lady wearing a white lace dress with
a pearl necklace and blue band in her hair.
Signed to obverse: 'G M'
c1900. Watercolour. Oval, 65mm high.
Hallmarked silver frame with glass reverse.
See pages 234/5 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Gertrude exhibited 1898-1918 RA, RMS.

£550

Miss Mary Josephine Gibson 1855-1934.
A young lady with her dark hair upswept.
Signed on the obverse and dated - 'M J Gibson 1897'.
Silver frame the reverse with blue enamel.
Watercolour. Oval, 87mm high.
See page 72 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Mary exhibited 1885-1924 RA, RMS.

£1450

19a

Reverse of above.

Miss Ethell Jenner Rosenberg.
Stunning, beautiful and fashionable young lady.
Signed to obverse: 'E J R 1895'.
Watercolour on card. Oval, 97mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
The background is a slightly darker shade of green
on the miniature.
See page 138 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Ethell exhibited 1883-1909 RA, RMS, SM.

£750

A beautiful young Edwardian lady wearing a pearl necklace.
Watercolour. Oval, 80mm high. c1910.
Silver frame, glass reverse.

£800

Alyn Williams 1865-1955.
A young lady wearing a pearl necklace.
Hallmarked silver frame - 'C&WPt' -
Charles & Walter Padgett, London 1904.
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
See page 274/275 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Alyn was the founding President of the Royal Miniature Society,
a post he held for almost 50 years. He spent many years in America
and had a very successful career on both sides of the Atlantic.

£1250

22a

Reverse of above with paper label.

Miss Gertrude Kenyon.
A fashionable young lady wearing her hair upswept. c1910.
Signed to obverse: 'E G K'.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
See page 99 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Gertrude exhibited 1903-1909 RA, SM.
Please note the panel has a diagonal cut at the foot of the miniature.

£325

Miss Gertrude Kenyon.
A very smart young gentleman. c1910.
Signed to obverse: 'E G K'.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
See page 99 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Gertrude exhibited 1903-1909 RA SM.

£325

Alexander Hamilton Wardlow 1837-1920.
Signed and dated 1886.
Sitter - Madame Lepole Savory.
Watercolour. Image size 140mm x 110mm.
Exhibited in Royal Academy - catalogue no. 1369.
Original frame.
See page 162 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970.
Alexander exhibited 1870-1899 RA.

£1250

25a

Reverse of above.

A beautiful young lady wearing a green dress.
Her blonde hair upswept in the fashion of the time.
Signed to the left edge 'Dickinson'. c1905.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.
Gilt-metal pendant frame mounted into a fitted
red velvet case with easel stand to back.
See 4a and 4b below

£850

26a

Miniature in right hand section of red velvet case.

26b

Detail of velvet case.
Ignore colour on left section, the true colour
is on the right section and in 4a - above.

Ernest Rinzi 1836-1909.
A stunning portrait miniature of Beatrix Evelyn Graham
later Baroness Dunalley of Kilboy by society miniaturist Ernest Rinzi.
Signed: E Rinzi. The blue enamel frame is engraved on the reverse
'Beatrix Evelyn Graham 1904'.
Watercolour. Oval, 65mm high.
Ernest had a wealthy clientele and was very prolific.
Exhibited 1886-1899 RA, RMS.
See page 203 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£1250

Noel Carter (fl. 1823-1833)
A delightful miniature of a young boy holding a drum stick.
Signed on the back of actual miniature: 'Noel Carter'
Good quality gold frame. Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
Exhibited 1823-1833 RA.
Foskett - 'Miniatures Dictionary and Guide' states that
Carter's 'work shows a strong French influence'

£1250

28a

Reverse of above.

Miss Winifred Sandys 1875-1944.
A young girl wearing a geen dress and white cap in her golden hair.
Signed: 'W Sandys' to obverse. c1910.
Watercolour. Size 60mm. Wood frame.
See page 140 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Winifred exhibited 1903-1914 RA, RMS.

£600

Attributed to Miss Emma Eleonora Kendrick c. 1788-1871.
A beautiful young lady wearing a white dress and pink shawl.
Watercolour. Gilt-metal frame. Size 90mm x 65mm.
See page 581 'Miniatures - Dictionary and Guide' Daphne Foskett.
Emma exhibited at the Royal Academy 1811-1840.

£750

A young lady wearing a lemon dress with a gold chain.
Seated on a blue upholstered chair.
c1840. Watercolour.
Gilt-metal frame. Size 110mm x 90mm.

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Wilson H. G. Crutwell.
Beautiful young lady named 'Jessica'.
Signed: 'WHGC 1917' to obverse.
Original frame. Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
See page 51 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Wilson exhibited 1907-1915 RA.

£550

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Lady Eva Rivett-Carnac 1870-1989.
A lovely miniature of a confident and successful young lady.
The sitter is actress and stage star Marie Lohr. c1910.
Google for more images and her career.
Signed: 'E.R.C' to obverse.
Original frame. Watercolour. Oval, 63mm high.
See page 136 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Eva exhibited 1880-1918 RA.

£850

A lovely study of a young girl. c1910.
Original frame. Watercolour. Oval, 60mm high.

£200

A young girl wearing a red dress.
Original frame. Watercolour. Oval, 60mm high.

£200

A young boy wearing a blue costume - circa 1830.
Watercolour. Gold plated frame. Oval, 40mm high.
The frame has a pierced scrollwork boarder
which is engraved, it has a brooch arm and clasp to the reverse.

£600

Sitter: Bold Fleetwood Hesketh
An excellent miniature of a Georgian gentleman named
Bold Fleetwood Hesketh of Rossall and North Meols
Born 1762 died 1819.
Silver gilt frame. Watercolour. Oval, 40mm high.
Google sitter's name for details of his family etc.

£1250

37a

Reverse of above.

An 18th century gentleman wearing a blue jacket - c1785.
Watercolour. Oval, 68mm high.
Gilt-metal locket.

£750

Miss Helen Mary Kempthorne 1865-1968.
A beautiful young lady wearing a pale blue lace dress.
She is very fashionable with her dark hair upswept, plus a
large feathered hat.
Signed to the obverse: 'HMK 1903'.
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high. Gilt-metal frame.
See page 99 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Mary exhibited 1900-1919 RA, RMS.

£775

Ernest Henry Dorning Lloyd 1859-c1910.
A lady wearing a white dress and gold necklace. c1905.
Signed: Ernest Lloyd.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high. Original gilt-metal frame.
Ernest exhibited 1895-1910 RA, SM.

£225

Ernest Henry Dorning Lloyd 1859-c1910.
A lady wearing a black dress and necklace. c1905.
Signed: E Lloyd.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high. Original gilt-metal frame.
Ernest exhibited 1895-1910 RA, SM.

£225

A young lady wearing a black dress.
Label on reverse identifies sitter as Mrs Dolly Williams.
Watercolour. Oval, 60mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£475

John Stewart Clark 1882-1949.
A young lady wearing a white dress and fur stole - c1930.
Signed: John Stewart Clark to obverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 64mm high.
Gilt-metal bow top frame.
Featured on page 185 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
John exhibited 1899-1937 RA, RMS.

£850

Pauline Netterville.
A young lady wearing a blue bandeau - c1910.
Signed: P Netterville to obverse.
Watercolour. Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 80mm high.

£500

45

A young Edwardian lady wearing a white dress with gold trim,
with very fashionable upswept hair style of the time period - c1910.
Watercolour. Oval, 72mm high.
Hallmarked silver frame, London 1910.

£850

A young Victorian lady, wearing a blue lace shawl
over a dark blue dress, her hair worn in ringlets - c1840.
Watercolour. Oval, 95mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£650

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Helen Frazer Rock.
A young lady wearing a white dress and pearls to her neckline.
Signed: H F Rock 1914.
Watercolour. Oval, 55mm high.
9 carat gold frame.
Helen studied at the Royal Academy Schools and
exhibited 1909-1929 RA, RMS.
See page 137 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£425

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A young lady wearing a white dress and pearl earring.
c1860
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
Gilt-metal surround set in wood frame 125mm x 105mm.

£580

Miss Louisa Beatrice Horwitz 1871-1914.
A young girl wearing a dark blue dress with lace collar.
Signed: LBH to obverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.
Original gilt-metal frame.
See page 91 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Louisa exhibited 1892-1914 RA, RMS.

£825

A young lady - c1830.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high.
Gilt-metal surround set in acorn wood frame 150mm x 125mm.
Ignore camera reflection across the miniature.

£700

Beautiful young Edwardian lady wearing a
turquoise dress with a red rose at her corsage and pearls.
Signed with monogram. c1905.
Watercolour. Oval, 70mm high.
Original gilt-metal frame.

£600

Arthur Hill Hunt.
A young Edwardian lady wearing a blue dress.
Signed: A H Hunt.
Watercolour. Oval, 80mm high. Gilt-metal frame.
See page 93 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Arthur exhibited RA, RMS.

£200

Lilian Walton
This beautiful woman is Emily Walton, Lilian's mother.
Signed: LW. c1935.
A note on the reverse of the frame states that
Lilian painted the sitter from an old photograph.
Watercolour. Oval, 80mm high.
The gilt-metal oval is set in a rectangular black wood frame
with easel reverse 155mm x 125mm.
Lilian exhibited at the Royal Academy and
Royal Scottish Academy between 1937-1943.

£750

Alexander Hamilton Wardlow.
A young lady with beautiful red hair.
Signed: - AHW. c1890.
Watercolour. Oval, 65mm high. Gilt-metal frame.
Alexander exhibited at the Royal Academy 1870-1899.
See page 162 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£750

Francis Reily
A portrait miniature of a beautiful young woman
wearing a white dress and a gold necklace.
Her long hair is worn swept up.
Signed: - F.R. - Francis Reily. c1900.
Watercolour. Oval, 75mm high.
Original Arts & crafts frame.
Francis worked as an artist and art teacher at
Southport School of Art. Exhibited 1884-1919 RA.
See page 135 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£550

Miss Ethel Goodman 1877-1960.
A portrait miniature of a beautiful young woman
with a very fashionable period hairstyle - named Miss Kitty Fox.
Signed and dated E Goodman 1912 on the obverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 95mm high. Original gilt-metal frame.
Ethel exhibited at the Constable Art Club in 1914.
See page 208 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.
Ignore camera reflection across the miniature.

£575

Mrs Rosalie Maria Emslie 1854-1932.
A beautiful young lady in her finest 'high society' dress
and white hat. c1895.
Signed: - R M Emslie.
Watercolour. Oval, 60mm high. Good quality gilt-metal frame.
Exhibited 1887-1925 RA, RMS, PS.
See page 199 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£750

A beautiful young lady wearing a lavender tulle dress,
a pink rose to her corsage her hair loosely upswept.
c1900. Watercolour.
Oval, 76mm high. Gilt-metal frame.

£650

Miss Edith Margaret Cannon
Exhibited 1892-1904 RA, RMS
A young lady seated in a landscape, wearing a white dress
with wide frilled collar, a brown sash to her waist, her
wavy fair hair tied with a black ribbon bow.
Signed: - E M Cannon on the obverse.
Watercolour. Oval, 80mm high. Gilt-metal frame.
The artist lived at 7 Windsor Road, Ealing, London.
See page 41 'Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970'.

£650

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A young lady with auburn hair wearing a white dress and lace shawl
threaded with pale blue ribbon. c1900.
Watercolour. Oval, 90mm high.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 145 x 120mm.

£625

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