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Mar. 20, 2024
A Victorian watercolour portrait miniature of a gentleman, signed Henry Charles Heath in Monroe
Est: £80 - £120
A Victorian watercolour portrait miniature of a gentleman, signed Henry Charles Heath in Monroe co. pocket-case, to/w four painted silhouettes of gentlemen (one Major General James Hall, also called Wharton, 21st Lt. Dragoons) and a young child and an Edouart cut-out silhouette of a lady in large bonnet (6)
Andrew Smith & Son
May. 24, 2023
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'Omnium Gatherum', plates 1-7, along with 'Omnium Gatherum, Second
Est: £40 - £60
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'Omnium Gatherum', plates 1-7, along with 'Omnium Gatherum, Second Series', plates 1-6, all around 9" x 12" (23 x 30cm), (13).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
May. 24, 2023
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'The Art of Tormenting', six plates, along with 'Demonology and Wit
Est: £40 - £60
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'The Art of Tormenting', six plates, along with 'Demonology and Witchcraft', plates 1, 2, 3, 5, all 9" x 12" (23 x 30cm), along with ten framed 'London Characters', all 13.5" x 8.5" (34 x 22cm), (20).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
May. 24, 2023
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'Old Ways and New Ways', no's 1-6, along with 'Sayings and Doings',
Est: £50 - £100
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), 'Old Ways and New Ways', no's 1-6, along with 'Sayings and Doings', no's 1-6, along with 'Nautical Dictionary', no's 1, 2, 4, 6, all 9.25" x 12.25" (13.5 x 31cm), (16).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 30, 2022
Y HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898)
Est: £400 - £600
Y HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898) HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898) Portrait miniature of Mrs Willie James, nÃ©e Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, wearing white dress with pearl choker signed, H C Heath, on the obverse, left hand edge watercolour on ivory oval, 50 mm (2 ins) high gold frame surmounted by a gold bow, engraved âWillie from Evieâ on the top rim and âDecember 7th 1891â along the bottom. The portrait within central oval aperture with ivory border, the reverse with central glazed aperture containing locks of hair surrounded by red glass (glass cracked) Henry Charles Heath was appointed Miniature Painter to Queen Victoria in 1890. He was a leading artist in the late nineteenth century revival of portrait miniatures and a founding member of the Society of Miniaturists in 1895. He studied at the Royal Academy and trained under Robert Thorburn. He exhibited ninety-nine works at the RA between 1851 and 1898. The inscriptions on the gold frame indicate that this miniature was a present from Evelyn James to her husband William Dodge James on his 37th birthday. Mrs Willie James (1867-1929) was a society hostess in the 1890s and 1900s. Born Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, the daughter of a Scottish baronet, she and her wealthy American husband were part of the Prince of Walesâs Marlborough House set. The Prince, later Edward VII, was godfather to their son. She is immortalised as a supposed mistress of the king in a scurrilous poem by Hilaire Belloc: 'There will be bridge and booze âtill after three And, after that, a lot of them will grope Along the corridors in robes de nuit, Pyjamas, or some other kind of dope. A sturdy matron will be sent to cope With Lord ---, who isnât quite the thing, And give his wife the leisure to elope, And Mrs. James will entertain the King!' Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 07, 2021
HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898)
Est: £400 - £600
HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898) HENRY CHARLES HEATH (BRITISH 1829-1898) Portrait miniature of Mrs Willie James, née Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, wearing white dress with pearl choker signed, H C Heath, on the obverse, left hand edge watercolour on ivory oval, 50 mm (2 ins) high gold frame surmounted by a gold bow, engraved ‘Willie from Evie’ on the top rim and ‘December 7th 1891’ along the bottom. The portrait within central oval aperture with ivory border, the reverse with central glazed aperture containing locks of hair surrounded by red glass (glass cracked) Henry Charles Heath was appointed Miniature Painter to Queen Victoria in 1890. He was a leading artist in the late nineteenth century revival of portrait miniatures and a founding member of the Society of Miniaturists in 1895. He studied at the Royal Academy and trained under Robert Thorburn. He exhibited ninety-nine works at the RA between 1851 and 1898. The inscriptions on the gold frame indicate that this miniature was a present from Evelyn James to her husband William Dodge James on his 37th birthday. Mrs Willie James (1867-1929) was a society hostess in the 1890s and 1900s. Born Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, the daughter of a Scottish baronet, she and her wealthy American husband were part of the Prince of Wales’s Marlborough House set. The Prince, later Edward VII, was godfather to their son. She is immortalised as a supposed mistress of the king in a scurrilous poem by Hilaire Belloc: 'There will be bridge and booze ‘till after three And, after that, a lot of them will grope Along the corridors in robes de nuit, Pyjamas, or some other kind of dope. A sturdy matron will be sent to cope With Lord ---, who isn’t quite the thing, And give his wife the leisure to elope, And Mrs. James will entertain the King!' Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 21, 2018
Henry C. Heath. 6 Demonology & Witchcraft etchings
Est: $300 - $500
Henry Charles Heath (British, 1829-1898). 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 in., each framed
Alex Cooper
Dec. 05, 2013
Queen Victoria presentation gold locket
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
A Queen Victoria gold presentation oval locket, the front with seed pearl, diamond and enamel VR cypher, opening to reveal a watercolour miniature portrait of the monarch by Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898), the locket inscribed 'From Mama, V.R. 18: March 1867.', gross weight 52.5gr 2in (approximately)
Gorringes
Sep. 19, 2012
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898) Fishing smacks off
Est: £200 - £300
Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898) Fishing smacks off Harwich Pier Signed and dated 1875, also signed, dated and...
Woolley & Wallis
Jul. 18, 2009
Attributed to Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898)
Est: £60 - £100
Attributed to Henry Charles Heath (1829-1898) Caricature Study of Figures beside a Table in an Inn Signed, indistinctly inscribed with the title, pencil, watercolour and gouache heightened with white, 12cm by 18cm This work may be an illustration for a book produced by Henry Charles Heath, miniature painter to Queen Victoria.
Tennants
Feb. 21, 2006
Henry Charles Heath (British, 1829-1898)
Est: -
A Lady, seated, wearing mauve dress trimmed with white lace, lace shawl, pearl necklace and floral decoration in her hair signed on obverse Hy Chas Heath Px, gilt-mounted set in a rectangular leather case Oval, 133mm. (5 1/4ins.) high
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2001
HENRY CHARLES HEATH (1829-1898)
Est: $28,000 - $42,000
An important miniature of Queen Victoria, facing left in lace-bordered black dress, diamond collet necklace and earrings, small diamond crown and lace veil falling from her upswept dark hair, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter and the medal of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert and the Imperial Order of the Crown of India signed and dated in pencil on the reverse 'Painted by H. Char. Heath London 1890' oval, 1 13/16 in. (46 mm.) high, splendid gold frame set with 10 carat circular brilliant cut diamonds, the hinged reverse engraved 'PRESENTED TO M.. H.M.S. Stanley, BY Victoria R. I 1890' EXHIBITION London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, 1989, no. 215, illustrated in colour p. 256. NOTES This miniature was presented to Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) the explorer and journalist, on his return from his epic journey in rescuing Emin Pasha, aka Eduard Schnitzer (1840-1892), Governor of the Equatorial province of the Sudan in the Congo. Henry Charles Heath, son of Charles Heath the engraver, took up miniature painting as a profession after his father's death in 1848. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1851 to 1898 and was appointed miniature painter to Queen Victoria, circa 1890.
Christie's