Portrait Miniatures from Barry Hayes

Dealer and collector of fine portrait miniatures





Welcome to my website of interesting, attractive and affordable Portrait Miniatures from Barry Hayes.

If you require a larger image or more detailed condition report please email me at barryhayes@dsl.pipex.com 

I have over 20 years experience of collecting and dealing in portrait miniatures and offer a guaranteed, genuine, no quibble method of trading.  This means that if you are not fully satisfied with your purchase I refund your money without hesitation.  I live in the north west of England and my portrait miniatures are available for purchase from my website.

I take all the digital images, the website is designed and maintained by myself.  Portrait miniatures are not the easiest items to take, any shadows or reflections are not on the actual miniature.  The skin tones and colours are more real and deeper on the actual miniature.  However I do try my best to show an accurate representation of each miniature.

Payment by sterling cheque, PayPal or bank transfer.  I pay postage.  Please email me at barryhayes@dsl.pipex.com

Please click on any miniature for a larger image.

  Site updated 16th May 2012.

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1

  Miss Blanche Hacker 1877-1951.
A young girl called 'Joy' wearing a blue ribbon in her hair.
Signed B Hacker. c.1905.
Watercolour on natural panel.  75mm x 62mm.
Gilt-metal frame.
  Exhibited 1915-1926 RA, RMS, PS.

£650





2

  Mrs Rosalie Maria Emslie 1854-1932.
  A beautiful young lady in her finest 'high society' dress
and white hat.
Signed R M Emslie.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 60mm high.
Good quality gilt-metal frame.
Exhibited 1887-1925 RA, RMS, PS.

£800





3

  Miss Edith Margaret Cannon
Exhibited 1892-1904 RA, RMS.
A beautiful young lady wearing an emerald green
tulle decollete dress, her dark hair parted and loosely upswept.
Signed E M Cannon 1900 on the obverse.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 82mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
The artist lived at 7 Windsor Road, Ealing, London.

SOLD
  





4

 Alyn Williams (1865-1955)
Exhibited 1890-1917 RA, RMS
A young lady wearing a white dress with purple and mauve sash
to her waist, her hair curled and upswept.
Signed on obverse Alyn Williams.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 83mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

  SOLD
  





5

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

£775
  





6

  Miss Edith Margaret Cannon
Exhibited 1892-1904 RA, RMS
A young lady wearing a white dress with turquoise
blue ribbon to her decollete, a pink rose at her corsage,
her red hair cascading over her shoulders.
Signed E M Cannon on the obverse.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 71mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
The artist lived at 7 Windsor Road, Ealing, London.
Please note the red hair colour is less vivid on the actual miniature.

SOLD
  





7

  Miss Nesta Jarman (1908-2004)
Exhibited 1933-1938 RA, RMS.
A young lady named as Katrina on a label on reverse.
Signed Nesta Jarman on the obverse.
Watercolour.  70mm x 55mm.
Gilt-metal frame.

£425
  





8

  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 on natural panel.  Oval, 80mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.
The artist lived at 7 Windsor Road, Ealing, London.

£775
  





9

  A portrait miniature of a beautiful young lady
   wearing a white dress with blue waistband.
c1810.  Watercolour on natural panel. 
Set in a gilt-metal locket.  Oval, 60mm high.

£750
 





10

Mabel Lee Hankey (British, 1863-1943).
Sitter Hon. Patricia Gerard (1907-1972), wearing a green dress
and jade bead necklace.
Signed on the obverse - Mabel Hankey.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 89mm high.
Set in a silver-mounted rectangular ebonised wood frame
with easel reverse 165mm x 135mm.
The silver mount engraved Patricia Clare Gerard 1926.
Sitter painted when she was seventeen years of age.
She was the second child of five born to
Frederick John Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard MC, JP, DL (1883-1953)
and Mary Frances Emma Gosselin (d. 1954).

SOLD
 






11

Attributed to Franz Napoleon Heigel (1813-1888)
A beautiful miniature of Henriette Sontag (1806-1854)
German operatic soprano of international renown.
Married Count Rossi 1827.  Signed to the left.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 75mm high.
Gilt-metal frame set in polished wood surround 200mm x 150mm.

£1750






12

English school - 1834
A beautiful young lady wearing a purple dress with white lace trim.
A gold chain suspended from her neck and tucked into her dress,
a gold and ruby brooch at her corsage.
On the reverse of the miniature panel inscribed:
'26th June 1834, at 25'.  With hair enclosed.
Set in a black leather travelling case.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 65mm high.
Please ignore camera reflection to background,
colours sharper and deeper on actual miniature.

£1250





13

A portrait miniature by Thomas Richmond 1771-1837
 of Mary Jane Peyton.  2nd daughter of Mr and Mrs Peyton. 
Born 24th January 1789.  Married Rev. J Buddell.
  Watercolour on natural panel.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 125 x 110mm.
Actual miniature oval, 74mm high.

£775




14

An excellent portrait miniature of a beautiful young woman.
The miniature is signed and dated on the right - Holin 1850.
This young lady has incredible eyes and demure expression.
 She is very 'Jane Eyre'.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Good quality metal frame.
Oval, 90mm high.

£1275

   





15

Excellent miniature of a beautiful young lady.
English, late 18th century.
Gold frame with gold letters and hair to reverse.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 65mm high.

£1400


   




16

A very fine portrait miniature of a young women,
signed on right Melle Jaser.
French, Empire period.
Sitter reputed to be Melle Buthiaux (1824-1879)
Watercolour on natural panel.  Gilt-metal oval set in velvet frame.
Oval, 60mm high.
Melle Jaser pupil of Augustin, Isabey and Aubry.
Ignore reflection at top of miniature.

SOLD

   




17

William C. Hudson (c. 1782-1850)
Inscribed on the reverse of the miniature (not the locket)
"Painted by Mr W. Hudson, 77 Cheapside 1825"
See Foskett - Dictionary and Guide page 572.
Excellent quality, watercolour on natural panel, gilt-metal locket.
Oval 70mm high.

£850

   


18

A portrait miniature of a Lady wearing a red dress and white bonnet.
  c1830.  Colours much better than digital image.
Watercolour on natural panel. 
Size of actual miniature image 80 x 65mm. 
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 150 x 135mm. 

£750


19

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

£625




20


Edwardian portrait miniature of a young lady.
Signed C Vasey.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 87mm high.

£475





21

A lovely portrait miniature of an Edwardian young lady,
wearing a pearl necklace.
Signed J Carey.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 65mm high.
Ignore light reflection at bottom left.

£475






22


A portrait miniature of a young lady.
Signed L. Woodruff 1899.
Housed in a silver frame also dated 1899, London.
With makers mark GES.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Oval, 77mm high.
Miss Linda Woodruff (fl. 1899-1903).
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, London.
Listed in Foskett's Dictionary and Guide page 679.

£550







23

A lovely portrait miniature of a young lady c1830.
She is wearing a white low cut dress with a blue
shawl with white fringe draped over her shoulder.
The miniature is set in the original frame with convex
glass and gilt-metal mounts.  The excellent quality frame is made
 from a dense and heavy tropical hardwood with an ebonised surface.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Size of actual oval, 85mm high.
Size of wood frame 150mm x 125mm.
Image of miniature set in frame on request.

£525






24

A portrait miniature of a beautiful Edwardian young lady.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 58mm high.

£375







25

School of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855)
A young woman reputed to be Lady Helena Robinson (died 1859)
Wearing a white dress a white dress with short puffed sleeves.
Watercolour on natural panel. 
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood frame 135 x 115mm.
Actual miniature oval, 70mm high.
The sitter married Sir Richard Robinson of Rokeby Hall,
Yorkshire on 9th February 1813.

£650






26

Miniature of an Edwardian gentleman.
Initialled S.
Watercolour on natural panel.  Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 64mm high.
 
£375



27

Sir William John Newton (British 1785-1869).
A portrait miniature of a young lady her hair in
 ringlets, wearing low-cut white dress with a blue
 rosette with ribbons at her corsage and her
 sleeves.  Set in a good quality gilt-metal frame.
Watercolour on natural panel.
 Size of miniature 95 x 70mm.

£790




28

Portrait miniature of a beautiful young Edwardian lady
with vivid blue eyes.
Watercolour on vellum.  Oval, 70mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£395




29

A portrait miniature of a young lady
 by Philip Augustus Barnard (fl.1840-1884).
Watercolour on natural panel.  Size of actual miniature 80 x 60mm.
Set in a gilt-metal frame in a black wood frame 145 x 130mm. 

£790



30

A portrait miniature of a lady wearing a green velvet
 jacket with black lace shawl. 
Signed A Lafond  c1880.  Enamel. 
Gilt-metal frame with rope-twist edge
 and pierced ribbon surmount. 
  Oval, 45 x 35mm.

£675