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THE COUNTESS

• BOOK: COUNTESS DESMOND,
  BOOK: COUNTESS DESMOND, SAINTHILL, 1861, DROMOLANDOld Countess of Desmond by Richard Sainthill, University Press, London, 1861. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Measures 8 1/2" tall. Some wear to covers and foxing throughout. Part of a collection of books from Dromoland Castle in today's sale. Provenance: Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland. From the library of Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet (1705-1765), inherited by his son, Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet (1731-1795), then by his son, Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet (1773-1837). The library was pretty much intact until 1962, when Donough O'Brien, the 16th Baron Inchiquin, was forced to sell the castle and its contents at public auction. The December 1962 sale -- conducted by James Adams & Sons of Dublin -- was attended by Gioia Marconi Braga, the daughter of Beatrice O'Brien and inventor Guglielmo Marconi. O'Brien was the daughter of the 14th Baron Inchiquin (1839-1900). Braga purchased a number of volumes from the auction and brought them to the U.S. Thence by descent in the family. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• A framed watercolour on ivory
  A framed watercolour on ivory miniature portrait of the ''Countess of Leicester 1659 '' approx. 12.5 x 10 cm.
• Attributed to the Master of the
  Attributed to the Master of the Countess of Warwick (act. circa 1560-1570)/Portrait of a Lady/half-length, in a grey striped and beaded white chemise with ruff collar and an ornately embroidered and beaded black dress and jewelled black cap/inscribed upper right Aetatis 20/oil on panel, 58cm x 44.25cmi/Literature: Sir Roy Strong, The English Icon, Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture, 1967, pp. 107-14/Provenance: from the collection of Harry Wolton QC
• Royal Doulton figure Countess
  Royal Doulton figure Countess Spencer HN3320 limited edition
• COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 -
  COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEThe Countess of Harrington wears a Grecian style silk gown with a scarf trim which matches the plume in her hair. The wreath she carries is made of hand-carved and hand-painted flowers. Reynolds Ladies is a series inspired by the portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds and designed by Peter Gee. The pieces were each introduced in a limited edition of 5,000 from 1991-1993. Over two centuries ago, Joshua Reynolds reached the pinnacle of success as a great portrait painter for high society in London. His work, remarkable for its expressive qualities and richness of color, has survived through many generations to be enjoyed today as much as it was then. Royal Doultons series represents an equally outstanding achievement - again, almost two centuries of enduring art and a heritage which remains unsurpassed. This beautiful collection of four prestigious, limited edition figures is a tribute to these two traditions, bringing together the portraits of Joshua Reynolds and the ceramic Artistry of Royal Doulton. The collection, first introduced in 1991 in a limited edition of 5,000; required considerable dedication, research and commitment to transform the subjects of four Reynolds portraits into figures. This is a collection for the connoisseur - an exceptional marriage of fine art, past and present. - Reynolds Ladies Artist: Peter Gee Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1992; Ltd. 5,000 Dimensions: 9.5"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• Countess of Radnor (Helen Matilda),
  Countess of Radnor (Helen Matilda), Catalogue of the Pictures in the Collection of the Earl of Radnor, London: Chiswick Press, 1909, 2 Volumes, numbered 175/200; Folio, original gilt-lettered brown cloth, with 104 photogravure plates, tissue guards; a letter pasted to volume 1 in the same hand as the numbered book dated 1919 (possibly Helen Matilda)/Provenance: The Estate of the late Diana & Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Bucks
• Royal Doulton Figure Countess
  Royal Doulton Figure Countess Spencer HN3320
• COUNTESS ZICHY
  COUNTESS ZICHY LITHOGRAPHDepicting a winding road; signed "Countess Zichy" LR as well as copyrighted "Ed. Gross N.Y."; measures approximately 19-5/8" x 25-5/8" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 13" x 19"; in good overall condition. Erzsebet (Elizabeth) (Maria or Mary) was born in Budapest on the 29th of June 1893, the daughter of Daniel Podvinecz, an industrialist who built motors and motor cars, and his wife, Hermina Racz (Rosenberg). Countess Zichy, as she became known commercially, demonstrated a fair amount of artistic talent at a young age, enough to warrant studies with Mixsa (Max) Thein, a noted Budapest painter and teacher of the time, when she was only twelve. At the age of fourteen she became a student at the Fine Arts High School (Kepzomuveszeti Foiskola) of Budapest. She also studied privately with Imre Revesz. She next went to Paris and studied at the Academie de la Grand Chaumiere under Rene Menard and Castellucio. On return to Hungary she was a student for a time starting in 1908 at the Royal Hungarian Academy, now the National Academy of Art and with Janos Molnar Pentelei. She worked in Munich in the school of Herrmann Groeber and at the Knirr School. Countess Zichy died on a visit to Europe on the twentieth of July 1962 in Baden Baden, Germany, at 69 years of age.
• Coalport Figure Sophie HRH Countess
  Coalport Figure Sophie HRH Countess of Wessex
• ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON
  ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON HN3010 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGU...Porcelain glazed figurine, Woman with light yellow dress and dark purple shawl. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1991; Ltd. 5,000 Dimensions: 9.75"H Edition Number: 239 of 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• Royal Doulton figure Countess
  Royal Doulton figure Countess Spencer HN3320 Limited Edition Boxed with Certificate
• PORTRAIT OF CHARLOTTE, COUNTESS
  PORTRAIT OF CHARLOTTE, COUNTESS CHOLMONDELEY (BRITISH S...PORTRAIT OF CHARLOTTE, COUNTESS CHOLMONDELEY (BRITISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY) English, oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1810. Three-quarter length standing portrait of a young woman in a white dress standing before a red drapery tied to a fluted column, a landscape beyond. Period gilt frame, a typed label affixed to the stretcher. Stretcher: 43 x 33 1/2 in. (109.22 x 85.09 cm.); frame: 49 x 39 in. (124.46 x 99.06 cm.) The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways. Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple’s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point. Condition: Flaking and paint losses; deterioration to varnish.
• EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)
  EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN POSSIBLY COUNTESS HOHENFELS Watercolor on ivory: 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. Framed; verso inscribed: Countess Hohenfels
• Follower of John Michael Wright
  Follower of John Michael Wright (circa 1617-1694)/Portrait of Countess Longford (died 1697) (nee Anne Chichester)/half-length, wearing pearl earrings and a pearl necklace/feigned oval/oil on canvas, 73.5cm x 63.5cm/Note: The daughter of Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall by his third wife Letitia Hicks, she married firstly John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran and secondly Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford/Literature: In one of the more colourful passages of 'A Cotswold Family' the portrait,
• ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON
  ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON HN3010 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGU...Porcelain glazed figurine. Woman with light yellow dress and black shawl. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1991; Ltd. 5,000 Dimensions: 9.75"H Edition Number: 1576 Edition Size: 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good.
• CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE AND DOROTHY
  CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE AND DOROTHY CALDWELL TAYLOR. COUNTESS DENTICE DI FRASSO, WEDDING ALBUM WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1912 15 X 12 IN. (38.10 X 30.48 CM.)CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE AND DOROTHY CALDWELL TAYLOR. COUNTESS DENTICE DI FRASSO, WEDDING ALBUM WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1912, [Aviation/Ephemera] the album complete with images from Claude Graham-White's wedding to Dorothy Caldwell Taylor at Hyland House, Chelmsford, June 26, 1912, along with their original marriage license, all pasted down to dark green paper; the album of white leather with 'Taylor -- Grahame-White' embossed to cover with coronet, white silk embossed endpapers, 39 pages (double sided) total, with 26 photographs of the wedding, most with embossed stamp of 'Fred Spalding/Chelmsford'; the latter half of album containing newspaper clippings about engagement and marriage, with typed letter signed with post script, dated 1951 from Claude Graham-White. Catalogue note: Claude Grahame-White (1879-1959) was an important early English aviation pioneer, being the first person to fly at night, as well as participating in early aviation contests. He was an early advocate of the military application of planes and also taught suffragists Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst to fly. In 1911, he founded The Grahame-White Aviation Company, designing several important early planes. Dorothy Caldwell Taylor, Countess Dentice Di Frasso (1888-1954) was an American heiress and socialite, who, after her 1916 divorce from Grahame-White, married an Italian count and moved to Italy, where she hosted many important figures at her residence in Rome, the Villa Madama, including Benito Mussolini. She eventually moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s, becoming good friends with such people as actors Gary Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks, and Mary Pickford. Dimensions: 15 x 12 in. (38.10 x 30.48 cm.) Provenance: Dorothy Caldwell Taylor, Countess Dentice Di Frasso, by descent.
• Royal Doulton Figure Isabella
  Royal Doulton Figure Isabella Countess Of Sefton HN3010 Boxed with certificate
• COUNTESS SPENCER HN3320 - ROYAL
  COUNTESS SPENCER HN3320 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINELimited edition figure of the Countess in sky blue dress and a long red winter coat with white and black fur. Royal Doulton backstamp. #RoyalDoulton #Figurine #CountessSpencer Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1993 Dimensions: 4.5" L x 5.25" W x 9.25" H Edition Number: 656 of 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good
• 16th century portrait, elegant
  16th century portrait, elegant woman in profile, wearing an embroidered, jeweled and collared French gown, headdress with conical cap and elaborate chaperon, oil on oak panel inscribed verso Di Paris Bordone Dopie…30(?), Italian School, circa 1560, 11-1/4 x 8-5/8 in.; 18th century carved and formerly gilt wood Maratta frame. Retouch scattered in background and face, panel warped with three battens verso, craquelure; frame resurfaced, abrasions. Property of the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina (acquired in 1983).
• COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 -
  COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEPorcelain glazed figurine; Woman in light red and off white dress. Royal Doulton backstamp. Missing fingertips and wreath. Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1992; Ltd. 5,000 Dimensions: 9.5"H Edition Number: 330 of 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• Royal Doulton Figure Isabella
  Royal Doulton Figure Isabella Countess of Sefton HN3010 Limited Edition
• 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST19TH
  19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST Portrait of Countess Maria Vladimirovna Musina-Pushkina , oil on panel 80 x 64 cm (31 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.) PROVENANCE Property of a Russian Orthodox priest, Tolstoy Foundation, Valley Cottage, New York Pedersten Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008 LITERATURE Jacques Ferrand, Histoire et genealogie des nobles et comtes Moussine-Pouchkine , (Paris, 1994) LOT NOTES: Jacques Ferrand, author of Histoire et genealogie des nobles et comtes Moussine-Pouchkine , identifies the sitter in his letter to the past owner, dated October 4, 2000 (a copy of the letter is available on request).
• John Corvin (British
  John Corvin (British 1924-2010)/Portrait of Dame Judi Dench as Countess Rousillon/Royal Shakespeare Company 2008/signed, inscribed and dated '08/charcoal, 42cm x 35cm/Note: John Corvin was a stage and film actor who settled in Stratford-upon-Avon and in later years became a prolific artist, often portraying fellow actors during rehearsals
• A 19th Century Continental
  A 19th Century Continental porcelain figure of a lady in a crinoline dress on a rococo base
• (2) FRENCH MINIATURE PORTRAITS,
  (2) FRENCH MINIATURE PORTRAITS, 19TH CGroup of two French miniature portraits in ornate frames, showing ladies in elegant gowns. Circa 19th century. One marked verso as being Countess Zcechny, the other Contess Grosvenor. One signed with an initial. Paintings in very good condition. Frames show wear including minor loss. Frame measures 4" wide x 4 1/8" high.
• MINIATURE: WOMAN WITH POWDERED
  MINIATURE: WOMAN WITH POWDERED HAIR, OVAL IVORY SUPPORT, MAUVE GOWN WITH EMBROIDERED BODICE, RUFF AT NECK, FLOWER ORNAMENTS IN HAIR,...MINIATURE: Woman with powdered hair, oval ivory support, mauve gown with embroidered bodice, ruff at neck, flower ornaments in hair, behind leather insert paper backed with pen inscription "2377", pencil inscription "The Countess Caroline of Anise", papier Mache frame with edge losses, craquelure, ss. 2 3/8" x 2". [NOTE: International clients are ineligible to bid on this item. It is for sale only within the United States except not to CA, NY, NJ, WA, HI. It is the responsibility of any bidder to be aware of any laws or restrictions that may apply to them. It is the responsibility of the buyer to obtain any necessary documentation, permits or paperwork necessary including but not limited to such documents as required to comply with any and all requirements and restrictions imposed by Federal trade regulations related to endangered species prior to finalization of any sale. Bidding for this item is not available on LiveAuctioneers.com.]
• Diane Corisande de Andoins Mistress
  Diane Corisande de Andoins Mistress of Henri IV DS Diane d'Andoins (1554-1621) who preferred to be called Corisande (and was usually referred to as La Belle Corisande) apparently from a fictional romantic figure became the mistress of Henri of Navarre who became Henri IV the first Bourbon king of France. DS 2pp 9 x 12.5 in. 1606. Signed Corisane Demdoyns. Diane was accused of trying to get Henry to repudicate his wife Marguerite (who was the youngest daughter of Catherine d'Medici) so she could become his legitimate spouse. Marguerite for her part attempted to poison Henry then shot at him (and missed). During the Renaissance mistresses could have real power and reportedly Diane did. They could appoint ministers make laws etc. Condition: Light even toning surface soil and scuffing along edges. A few pencil notations by later cataloguers. Mounted on light cardstock docketing on last page visible.
• Royal Doulton Figures Mary Countess
  Royal Doulton Figures Mary Countess Howe HN3007 limited edition
• Royal Doulton Figure Countess
  Royal Doulton Figure Countess Spencer HN 3320 Limited Edition
• A reconstituted figure of a lady,
  A reconstituted figure of a lady, 150cm high
• Royal Doulton Figure Mary
  Royal Doulton Figure Mary Countess of Howe HN3007 Limited Edition
• 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST19TH
  19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN ARTIST Portrait of Countess Aleksandra Vladimirovna Musina-Pushkina , 1853 oil on canvas 71 x 56 cm (28 x 21 5/8in.) dated and inscribed in Cyrillic lower right K.: Lvov PROVENANCE Property of a Russian Orthodox priest, Tolstoy Foundation, Valley Cottage, New York Pedersten Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008 LITERATURE Jacques Ferrand, Histoire et genealogie des nobles et comtes Moussine-Pouchkine , (Paris, 1994) LOT NOTES: Jacques Ferrand, author of Histoire et genealogie des nobles et comtes Moussine-Pouchkine , identifies the sitter in his letter to the past owner, dated October 4, 2000 (a copy of the letter is available on request).
• Susan Lady Hawkesbury after A E
  Susan Lady Hawkesbury after A E Chalon/Portrait Miniature of Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Burlington/watercolour on ivory, 9.5cm x 7.5cm/18th Century English School /Portrait Miniature depicting a child with a dog/watercolour on ivory, in a folding morocco leather case, 11cm x 9cm/Provenance: From the collection of the Earl of Liverpool
• Artist Unknown (American 20th
  Artist Unknown (American 20th century) Bedazzled Vicountess of Poilloue de Saint-Perier mixed media on printed paper 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches.
• Follower of Pierre Mignard II
  Follower of Pierre Mignard II (French, 1640-1725) "Portrait of Duchess de Montmorency, Wife of Anne de Levy, Duc du Ventadour", ca. 1700, oil on canvas, 52" x 38-1/4". Presented in a later antique gilt and gesso exhibition frame.
• Trio of Oval Portrait
  Trio of Oval Portrait Miniatures, of "The Countess of Peterborough", in a herringbone-pierced bone frame with oval lens, after Thomas Gainsborough, as well as "Maria, Queen of Bavaria", signed lower right "N. Stierer", and "Mlle. Isabella Misch", signed lower right "N. Voltan", the two in matching horn-bordered ashlar-patterned bone frames with convex lenses, h. 6", w. 5".