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 or PayPal. Please email me at barryhayes@dsl.pipex.com

I only trade to the highest ethical standards.

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Site updated 29th August 2010.

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

£595

A portrait miniature of a beautiful mature lady.
A very well painted miniature, her expression is perfect.
The reverse inscribed - A. D. Stewart April 7. 1919.
Watercolour on ivory. Original frame. Oval, 75mm high.

£675

Reverse inscribed - A. D. Stewart April 7. 1919.
Please ignore light reflection from my camera.

A portrait miniature of an Edwardian young lady
wearing a blue lace dress.
Watercolour on ivory. Oval, 55mm high.
Gilt-metal frame.

£450

A portrait miniature of an attractive young lady.
English school, early 19th century.
Gilt-metal frame with velvet reverse.
Watercolour on ivory. Oval, 50mm high.

£600

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

£900

A portrait miniature of a young lady wearing
a pink lace dress with pearls.
English school c1870. Watercolour on ivory.
Size of actual miniature 105 x 80mm.
Gilt-metal frame.

£550

Attributed to Henry Bone 1755-1834
See Daphne Foskett, Dictionary and Guide page 495
"his miniatures on ivory, which are scarce, are frequently
signed HB in Roman letters, conjoined"
See monogram bottom right.
Watercolour on ivory. Oval, 60mm high.
18th century gold front, back and top gilt-metal.
See below for inscription on reverse of ivory
and sitter details.

£1995

Detail shows original tooled leather carrying case and
sitter details, please enlarge the image.
This is being sold with the miniature above.

See above

Miss Constance E. Wise (fl. 1909)

Portrait miniature of an Edwardian lady.
Signed Constance E. Wise see Foskett - Dictionary and Guide page 678.
She exhibited at the Royal Academy 1910 from
3 Downside Crescent, Haverstock, North London.
Hallmarked frame for 1908.
Watercolour on ivory. Oval, 75mm high.

£675

Miss Constance E.Wise (fl. 1910)

Portrait miniature of a beautiful woman with tied-back dark hair.
Signed with the monogram of Constance E. Wise 1916.
See Foskett - Dictionary and Guide page 678.
She exhibited at the Royal Academy 1910 from 3 Downside
Crescent, Haverstock, North London.
Watercolour on ivory. Gilt-metal frame.
Size of image 85mm x 65mm.
Ignore light and camera reflection.

£625

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 ivory. Set in a gilded metal and velvet frame.
Oval, 90mm high.
Ignore light reflection near her eye.

£1350

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

£1750

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 ivory. Gilt-metal oval set in velvet frame.
Oval, 60mm high.
Melle Jaser pupil of Augustin, Isabey and Aubry.
Ignore reflection at top of miniature.

£1250

Excellent quality miniature of a handsome young officer
in a blue uniform with embroidered collar.
Possibly Prussian, Austrian or French circa 1820.
Watercolour on ivory, gilt-metal locket.
Oval, 70mm high.
Ignore light reflection near face and top.

£950

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 ivory, gilt-metal locket.
Oval 70mm high.

£1150

Portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a red dress and lace collar.
Watercolour on ivory. Circa 1840.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 180 x 155mm.
Actual miniature oval, 95mm high.

£800

A portrait miniature of an attractive young lady.
Her eyes are delicious and she has made a special effort with an
interesting hair style and pretty lemon coloured dress.
Early 19th century. Watercolour on ivory.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 145 x 120mm.
Actual miniature oval, 90mm high.

£575

A lovely portrait miniature of a Lady wearing a black dress with
a splendid decorative hat. c1835. My digital image does not

capture the full depth of colour etc - the actual miniature looks much better. Her eyes are captivating.

Watercolour on ivory. Size of image 90 x 70mm.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 170 x 150mm.

£1250

A portrait miniature of a beautiful Edwardian young lady. c1905.
Fantastic eyes, plus a smart hair style of the period.
Painted on a convex ceramic plaque set in a gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 90mm high.

£325

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A G Houle, RMS (active c1900)
A Lady wearing a pale blue dress with lace fill-in decorated with blue ribbon, cameo brooch and ear-rings, her hair upswept.
Signed on the obverse, A G Houle RMS.
Annie Gertrude Fletcher (married name Houle) was born in
Richmond, Surrey and studied at the Slade School of Art.
See details in Foskett, Dictionary and Guide page 541.
Watercolour on ivory. Gilt-metal frame.
Oval, 80mm high.

£850

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

£1050

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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 ivory.
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.

£850

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

£750

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A portrait miniature of a young Lady wearing a turban
in her curled hair. Lace trim to neckline. c1800.
Watercolour on ivory.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 130 x 115mm.
Size of actual miniature oval, 65mm high

£620

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 ivory.
Size of miniature 95 x 70mm.

£950

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 ivory.
Set in a gilt-metal surround in a wood acorn frame 125 x 110mm.
Actual miniature oval, 74mm high.

£950

Reverse of above.

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.

£850

A portrait miniature of a young lady wearing
a white dress and red shawl. English school c1820.
Watercolour on ivory. Gilt-metal locket.
Size of miniature 75 x 60 mm.

£600

English school c1900.
A young girl wearing a blue dress
with gold studded buttons and white lace collar.
Watercolour on ivory. Oval, 80 x 60mm.
Gilt-metal locket.

£400

A portrait miniature of Laura Cooper
wearing a burgundy velvet dress with
lace trim, gold locket about her neck,
her hair plaited and upswept.
Miniature signed and dated A J Melhuish 1876.
Provenance by family descent.
Watercolour on ivory. Gilt-metal frame.
Size 125 x 95mm.

£400

A portrait miniature of a lady wearing
a blue plaid dress with lace collar,
held with a gold brooch.
Scottish school c1845.
Watercolour on ivory. Gilt-metal locket.
Oval, 75 x 60mm.

£650