Strauss & co - 13 October 2014, Cape Town

18 * 1 A Lady, circle of Richard Cosway, 18th century possibly Mary (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster (died 1793), Mistress of the Robes to Queen Charlotte and second wife of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster of Drummond Castle, with curled upswept hair, wearing a white dress with lace collar, oval, 7cm high R12 000–15 000 * 2 A young Gentleman, late 18th century wearing a black coat, peach waistcoat, white chemise, stock and cravat, the reverse with glazed compartment inset with hair and seed pearls, with gilt- metal engraved frame and bale, oval, approximately 7cm high R7 000–9 000 * 3 A Gentleman, attributed to Nathaniel Plimer, British (1751-1822) purported to be The Reverend Joseph B***, wearing a black coat, white chemise, lace jabot and stockpin, with powdered hair en queue, oval, 7,5cm R7 000–9 000 * 4 A young Lady, attributed to Andrew Plimer, British (1763-1837) purported to be Harriet, second daughter of The Honourable Harry Fane, granddaughter of the John, Earl of Westmorland, wearing a white dress with a pink sash, her curly light brown hair bound with a white ribbon, signed A.P, 1785, oval, 9cm R9 000–12 000 * 5 A young Gentleman, attributed to Frederick Buck, Irish (1771-1840) wearing a brown coat with white chemise and lace jabot, his hair powdered en queue , the reverse inset with hair and an oval ivory plaque inscribed ‘AMOR FRATERNIS’within a seed pearl border, oval, 7cm R10 000–15 000 * 6 A Gentleman, attributed to Thomas Hargreaves, British (1775-1846) wearing a brown coat, white waistcoat and white chemise with knotted cravat, rectangular, 9,8cm high, 7,8cmwide R8 000–10 000 * 7 A Gentleman, attributed to William Grimaldi, British (1751-1830) wearing a brown coat with a white chemise, stock and jabot, indistinctly signed ‘WG 1805’, oval, 7,4cm long R7 000–9 000 * 8 A young Lady, late 18th century wearing a pink gown adorned with a lace collar, pearls and a brooch, her brown hair upswept, oval, 4,8cm R6 000–8 000 PORTRAIT MINIATURES | PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 1-23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8