British & Irish Portrait Miniatures: Twentieth Century

Listed in chronological order by the date of each painting
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Turn of the Century English Débutante
Wearing a Décolleté Dress of Blue Tulle

English
dated 1900
by Edith Margaret Cannon (1856-1937)
(signed E. M. Cannon)

2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Turn of the Twentieth Century British Lady
with Long, Flowing Red Hair

English
circa 1900
by Edith Margaret Cannon (1856-1937)
(signed obverse, lower right edge, "E. M. Cannon")

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal pendant frame

Lady Jane Seymour Combe Née Conyngham (1860-1941)

English
circa 1903 (frame hallmarked 1903)
by Mabel Lee Hankey (1867-1943)
(signed obverse, lower left edge, 'Mabel Hankey')

2 5/8 x 3 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a sterling silver pendant frame

Roman Catholic Cardinal in Profile View,
Depicted with a Storm Cloud Background

English
dated 1904
by Ethel Mary Willis, ARMS (1874-1972)
(signed obverse, lower left edge, "E. M. Willis, Paris, 04")

4 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt copper surround

Thomas Henry Hamilton Perrot (1898-1988),
Painted at the Age of Five

English
dated 1904
by Edith Jane Maas (1861-1925)
(signed obverse right with 'EJM' monogram; additionally inscribed in note to reverse,
"Painted by / Edith Maas / June 1904 / at Chuntagh, Ryde [Isle of Wight]";
and engraved to reverse on edge of metal casing, "Thomas Henry Hamilton Perrot / aged five years")

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection (Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips),
and pictured on page 230 of their "Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970"

"The Father of the Novices", an Early Twentieth
Century Franciscan Novice Master

English
dated 1907
by Alyn Mattieu Williams (1865-1941)
(signed obverse, lower left "Alyn Williams, PRMS / 1907")

4 x 6 inches

watercolor on ivory; currently unframed

Miss Edith Laura Smith (1868-aft. 1928), Principal of
Howard College and Sister-in-Law of the Artist

English
dated 1908
by Hannah Elizabeth Smith (1855-1919)
(signed obverse, lower right, 'H. Smith / 1908')

watercolor on ivory; housed in a later (not original to the portrait) gilt metal case with cast floral border

Formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection, this miniature portrait of Miss Smith
was featured on page 255 of Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips'
"Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970".

George William Seymour Seton (1885-1963),
Painted When He Was a Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy

English
circa 1910
by Edmund Gouldsmith (1852-1932)

1 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal pendant frame

formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection
(Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips)

Self Portrait in Miniature: Ida Frances Laidman

English
circa 1910
by Ida Frances Laidman (1878-1962)
(signed obverse, left edge, "I. F. Laidman")

A handwritten note by the artist to the reverse of the portrait reads,
"Early Self Portrait / Ida F. Laidman / The Studio / 6a Kensington Court / Mews".

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

World War I Era Canadian Military Doctor

English
circa 1915-1917
by Ida Frances Laidman (1878-1962)
(signed obverse, viewer left along edge, "I. F. Laidman")

A handwritten note by the artist to the reverse of the portrait reads,
"Canadian Doctor / Winnipeg / I. F. Laidman".

watercolor on ivory; currently unframed

World War I Era English Lady
with Golden Blond Hair

English
dated 1915
by Edith Moreton Charlton (1866-1923)

2 7/8 x 3 6/8 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

World War I Era English Lady, Identified only
as "Marguerite", in Almost-Profile View

English
dated 1916
by Florence Ethel Howell [later Nash] (1883-1936)
(signed F. E. Howell)

2 1/16 x 2 9/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection
(Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips)

World War I Era English Lady,
in Almost-Profile View

English
dated 1916
by Constance Ellen Wise (1882-1958)
(Signed obverse, lower left, 'C. E. Wise / 1916')

2 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame with a floral crown

formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection (Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips),
and pictured on page 276 of their "Dictionary of Miniature Painters 1870-1970"

World War I Era British Army Officer

English
circa 1917
by Emily Gertrude Kenyon
(signed obverse, viewer lower left, with a monogram: EKG)

2 5/8 x 3 3/16 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

Young, Post-World War I English Lady with an Open Smile

English
circa 1920
by Anton Reng (1876-1949)
(signed obverse, lower left, "A. Reng")

2 3/8 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal frame

Young English Lady of the Art Deco Period

English
dated September 9, 1925
by Inès Octavia Hawkins Johnson (1890-1973)
(signed obverse, bottom left edge, "Inès Johnson")

2 7/16 x 3 3/16 inches (sight); 3 5/8 x 4 3/8 inches (including frame)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a frame of polished ivory

Early Twentieth Century English Lady,
Seated at a Desk and Reading a Letter

English
dated 1929
by Amy Gertrude Chamberlin
(signed obverse, upper right edge, 'A. G. Chamberlin. 1929')

3 x 4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilded copper frame with decoratively cast border

formerly a holding of the Arturi Phillips Collection
(Carmela Arturi and Frederick Roger Phillips)

Kathleen Leslie Blanche Price (1921-1999),
Painted at the Age of Nine

English
dated 1931
by Frank Samuel Eastman (1878-1964)
(a note to the reverse reads, 'Kathleen / Leslie Blanche Price /
Aged 9 yrs. & 2 months / January 1931 / Painted by Frank Eastman')

2 3/16 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilded sterling silver pendant frame with a guilloche enamel finish

Self Portrait of the Artist

English
circa 1937
by Lilian Emily Walton (1897-1992)

(signed obverse, lower left, 'Lilian Walton')

2 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed in a brass frame with an enamel finish

maintained in the artist's personal collection until her death, in 1992

Sir Andrew Ashton Waller Hills (1933-1955),
1st Baronet of Hills Court, Kent, at the Age of Five,
Wearing a Sailor Suit and Holding a Toy Sailboat

English
dated 1939
by Felicity Campbell (1915-1995)
(Signed "F. Campbell", obverse, lower right edge)

1 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilded brass frame

Company Commander Audrey Ward, an Officer
in the British Army's Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)
During World War II

English
dated 1940
by Lilian Emily Walton (1897-1992)
(signed obverse, lower right, 'L. Walton')

2 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal frame

maintained in the artist's personal collection until her death, in 1992

apt. Leonard Dowsett (Husband of the Artist),
an Officer in the British Army's Royal Army Ordnance Corps
During World War II

English
dated 1943
by Lilian Emily Walton (1897-1992)
(signed obverse, lower right, 'L. Walton')

3 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal frame

maintained in the artist's personal collection until her death, in 1992

Late Twentieth Century British Army Officer
in Desert Gear and Wearing a Shemagh

English
dated 1987
by Michael Bartlett (1922-2008)

2 1/16 x 2 12/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivorine, housed in a gilt metal pendant frame

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