Nicholas Hilliard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nicholas Hilliard Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 13, 2024
Hilliard (Nicholas, circa 1547-1619, after). Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1614
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Hilliard (Nicholas, circa 1547-1619, after). Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1614 * After Nicholas Hilliard (circa 1547-1619). Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1614, miniature oval opaque watercolour highlighted with bodycolour on vellum, head and shoulders portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh wearing a large lace-trimmed ruff and black coat, with two crimson jewels to his chest, and a black cap lavishly decorated with pearls, dated 1614 in gold paint to lower right, 50 x 41 mm (2 x 1 5/8 ins), oval yellow metal locket frame, glazed, verso engraved 'Sir Christopher Hatton' and with Christie's circular sticker, 68 x 48 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: The well-known miniature portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh by Nicholas Hilliard (held by the National Portrait Gallery: 4106), was painted around 1585, the year after Raleigh was knighted, and is thought to be the earliest likeness of him to survive. It is interesting to note that this finely-executed copy after Hilliard is dated 1614, the same year that Raleigh published his History of the World, written whilst he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 14, 2023
Scottish School After Nicholas Hilliard, 19th Century A portrait miniature of Mary Queen of Scots (1542â0131587)
Est: £400 - £600
Scottish School After Nicholas Hilliard, 19th Century A portrait miniature of Mary Queen of Scots (1542–1587). Watercolour on ivory (cracked), gilded composition frame. Rectangular, 80mm ( 3 1/8in) high, framed 26cm x 22.5cm (10 1/4 x 8 7/8in)
Bonhams
Jul. 05, 2023
After Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1600 Portrait of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, bust-length, in armour
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
After Nicholas Hilliard, circa 1600 Portrait of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, bust-length, in armour bears inscription and date 'George Clifford Earle/ of Cumberland 1588' (centre right) oil on canvas 73.6 x 61.7cm (29 x 24 5/16in).
Bonhams
Mar. 25, 2021
* Hilliard (Nicholas, 1547-1619, after). Portrait miniature of a woman in a ruff, 19th century
Est: £100 - £150
* After Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619). Portrait miniature of a woman in a ruff, 19th century, watercolour and gouache on card, laid down on a portion of a playing card, oval head & shoulders portrait of a woman, wearing a black atifet, black dress with gathered white bodice, and white neck ruff, lettered in gilt around edge of upper half 'Ano Ætat 70 Dni: 1604', some surface flaking, worm trail on verso with consequent vertical crack penetrating to front, 54 x 43mm (2 x 1.75ins), oval wooden frame (with split), glazed, contained in a larger oval red velvet case, threadbare Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 20, 2020
„n. Hilliard“, Brustbildnis der Philippine Welser, Miniatur in opulentem durchbrochenem Rocaillen-Rahmen & zierliche Rocaille-Konsole, 19. Jh.
Est: €250 - €300
Brustbildnis der Philippine Welser (1527-80), Augsburger Patriziertochter und die Ehefrau von Erzherzog Ferdinand II. von Habsburg, Landesfürst von Tirol, mit zeitgenöss. Spitzenkragen, großer Kette und Perlenhaube, Feinmalerei/Elfenbein, 8 x 7 cm, bez. „n. Hilliard“, verso auf Unterlegpapier bez. „Philippine Welser“, unter ovalem Glas in durchbrochen gearbeitetem plastischem Goldrahmen, dazu Rocaille-Konsole, plastisch beschnitzt, stuckiert, vergoldet, verso alter Aufkleber "Magazin für Berliner Kunstgewerbe Unter den Linden" u. Stempel-Nr. 31214, L 27 cm, leichte Gebrauchsspuren u. kaum sichtbarer Riss am unteren Ende
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
Jun. 19, 2020
Nicholas Hilliard, nach, Brustbildnis einer jungen Frau mit Spitzenkragen, Miniatur in opulentem durchbrochenem Rocaillen-Rahmen & zierliche Rocaille-Konsole, 19. Jh.
Est: €350 - €450
Nicholas Hilliard, nach, Brustbildnis einer jungen Frau mit Spitzenkragen, Miniatur in opulentem durchbrochenem Rocaillen-Rahmen & zierliche Rocaille-Konsole, 19. Jh. Kopie nach Nicholas Hilliard, 1547 - 1619, Brustbildnis einer jungen Adligen im Kostüm der 1570er Jahre, mit zeitgenöss. Spitzenkragen, großer Kette und Perlenhaube, Feinmalerei/Elfenbein, 8 x 7 cm, bez., unter ovalem Glas in durchbrochen gearbeitetem plastischem Goldrahmen, dazu Rocaille-Konsole, plastisch beschnitzt, stuckiert, vergoldet, verso alter Aufkleber "Magazin für Berliner Kunstgewerbe Unter den Linden" u. Stempel-Nr. 31214, L 27 cm, leichte Gebrauchsspuren u. kaum sichtbarer Riss am unteren Ende
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
May. 22, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO NICHOLAS HILLIARD (1547-1619) ENGLISH Portrait head and shoulders of a man, beard, large lac
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
ATTRIBUTED TO NICHOLAS HILLIARD (1547-1619) ENGLISH Portrait head and shoulders of a man, beard, large lace ruffle, with blue background, possibly Sir Walter Raleigh. 5cms x 3.75cms, in a silver gilt frame, set as a pendant.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 04, 2019
NICHOLAS HILLIARD | Portrait of a lady, circa 1605
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold paint on vellum, laid on card, gilt-metal frame, glazed reverse
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2019
NICHOLAS HILLIARD | Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1590
Est: £7,000 - £9,000
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold on vellum, mounted on a playing card, inset in the base of a turned carved ivory case
Sotheby's
Dec. 06, 2018
NICHOLAS HILLIARD | Portrait of a young gentleman, circa 1600
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold and silver paint on vellum, laid on card, silver frame with scroll surmount, foliate engraved reverse
Sotheby's
Dec. 06, 2018
NICHOLAS HILLIARD | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Queen Elizabeth I, circa 1590
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gold and silver paint on vellum, laid on card, later gold and enamel frame
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2018
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619) A lady in gold dress with high standing ruf, inscribed and dated in the blue background ‘Ano • Dni 1605 • / Aetatis • sua [ . ]’; gold border On vellum Oval, 51 mm. high, silver frame with spiral cresting
Christie's
Jul. 04, 2018
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619)
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619) A girl of the Elizabethan court, aged 6, in elaborate dress and lace ruf, inscribed and dated in the blue background ‘Anõ Dni • 1586 • / • ac anõ AEtatis • sue • 6 •’; gold border On vellum Oval, 52 mm. high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
Christie's
Jul. 05, 2017
NICHOLAS HILLIARD | Portrait of Marguerite of Valois (1553-1615), Queen of Navarre and later Queen of France
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with silver and gold, on vellum, laid down on card; inscribed upper left: Ano Dm. 1577, enamel frame, decorated with pearls
Sotheby's
Dec. 01, 2015
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619)
Est: -
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619)
Christie's
Jul. 23, 2015
After Nicholas Hilliard Mary Queen of Scotts Oil Miniature & Unknown Napoleon Miniature
Est: $50 - $10,000
Artist: After Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) and another signed (illegible, see photo); Medium: Oil painting Napoleon Bonaparte and Mary Queen of Scotts.; Signature: On right side of both; Sight Area Approximate Measurement: 3.125" x 2.375"; Frame Approximate Measurement: 13" x 15" x 1.625"; Weight: 2 lbs
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Nov. 14, 2013
English School (18th Century), after Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619),
Est: £200 - £300
English School (18th Century), after Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619), Portrait of (possibly) Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), wearing a black attifet hat on her swept back brown hair, she wears a high-necked lattice-designed chemise with pearl beads under a white fur-collared black-panelled florally embroidered jacket, the white fur exposed between central front fastenings and to the sides of the jacket, in a gold frame with a plaited hair border, watercolour on ivory, oval, 31mm high
Cheffins
Oct. 16, 2013
MINIATURE EN EMAIL REPRESENTANT ROBERT DUDLEY, COMTE DE LEICESTER
Est: €1,200 - €1,800
MINIATURE EN EMAIL REPRESENTANT ROBERT DUDLEY, COMTE DE LEICESTER D'APRES NICHOLAS HILLIARD (VERS 1547-1619), XIXEME SIECLE Enchâssée dans un cadre en bronze doré et émail; portant au revers l'inscription à l'encre Robert Dudley/Earl of Leicester Hauteur: 7 cm. (2¾ in.) ; Largeur: 11 cm. (4¼ in.)
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2011
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A Lady, wearing black dress with heavy gold embroidery to the sleeves, white lace slip, fine double stranded gold collar set with rubies and pearls, a pearl and gem set necklace with a gold jewelled pendant
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
A Lady, wearing black dress with heavy gold embroidery to the sleeves, white lace slip, fine double stranded gold collar set with rubies and pearls, a pearl and gem set necklace with a gold jewelled pendant supporting a tear drop pearl, elaborate cartwheel ruff of fine white lace, her upswept curled hair set with gold jewels displaying further rubies and pearls, blue background and gold border. Watercolour on vellum, set in the interior of a contemporary circular turned ivory box with lid intact. Oval, 52mm (2 1/16in) high
Bonhams
Nov. 24, 2010
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603), wearing black figured dress studded with jewels and a fine white lace ruff, gold and ruby crown, seven sapphires in her curled red upswept hair
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603), wearing black figured dress studded with jewels and a fine white lace ruff, gold and ruby crown, seven sapphires in her curled red upswept hair. Watercolour on vellum, gilt-mounted in turned ivory frame. Circular, 32mm (1 1/4in) dia. Provenance: J.J. Foster Robert Bayne-Powell Collection, Sotheby's 11 October 1994, lot 22 Exhibited: Exposition de la Miniature, 1912, no.184 Literature: The Connoisseur, vol.XXXIII, p.161 Roy Strong, The English Renaissance Miniature, London, 1983, p.195, note 66 to chapter 5
Bonhams
Jul. 14, 2010
NICHOLAS HILLIARD
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD C. 1547-1619 PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN with receding curling hair, small moustache and pointed beard, wearing a gold edged gorget over a white doublet, a lace-trimmed collar and a gold-embroidered blue sash, with an earring, woodland and sky background, gold border watercolour with bodycolour and gold on vellum, held in an associated gold frame with scroll surmount 3.4 by 2.8 cm.; 1 1/4 by 1 1/8 in.
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2010
NICHOLAS HILLIARD
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD C. 1547-1619 PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEWOMAN, POSSIBLY LETTICE KNOLLYS (1539-1634) her tightly curled fair hair adorned with a diadem, wearing a white dress richly embroidered in silver and gold, deep lace ruff and jewelled chains, blue background with gilded border watercolour with gold and silver on vellum, held in an associated jewelled openwork frame with emeralds and diamonds, the glazed reverse with lock of hair and seed-pearl initial E below a crown 5.5 by 4.5 cm.; 2 1/8 by 1 3/4 in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 25, 2009
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A Gentleman, wearing black doublet with fur trimmed sleeves, pleated ruff and black bonnet
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
A Gentleman, wearing black doublet with fur trimmed sleeves, pleated ruff and black bonnet. Watercolour on vellum laid down on card, inscribed on the reverse I, backed with playing card, gilt-metal frame with pierced spiral cresting. Oval, 54mm (2 1/8in) high
Bonhams
Nov. 25, 2009
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A pair of portraits of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588): she, wearing black bodice decorated with gold, lace edged pleated
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
A pair of portraits of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588): she, wearing black bodice decorated with gold, lace edged pleated ruff and bejewelled gold necklace, jewels and gauze veil in her curled fair hair; he, wearing black doublet, collar of the Order of the Garter, pleated lace ruff and black cap with gold mounted ruby border. Watercolour on vellum laid down on card, gilt-metal frame and gold bracelet slide frame respectively. Oval, 19mm (3/4in) high (2) Provenance: The Property of Mr R. H. Spurway of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; Christie's, 28 October 1970, lots 123 & 124 Purchased in 1976 Exhibited: Artists of the Tudor Court, The Portrait Miniature rediscovered 1520-1620, Victoria & Albert Museum, 9 July-6 November 1983, nos.185 & 186 Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, nos.3 & 4 Literature: Jim Murrell, The Way Howe to Lymne, 1983, pl.52 Roy Strong, Exhibition Catalogue, 1983, p.118 Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.16-17 and 56-7, ill.col.pl.1A & 1B
Bonhams
Oct. 29, 2009
NICHOLAS HILLIARD
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
PORTRAIT OF JAMES VI OF SCOTLAND, JAMES I OF ENGLAND (1566?1625)
Sotheby's
Nov. 19, 2008
Nicholas Hilliard (British, 1547-1619) A Gentleman, wearing black doublet with white ruff and tall black hat
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
A Gentleman, wearing black doublet with white ruff and tall black hat. Watercolour on vellum, pierced foliate silver-gilt frame with white enamel highlights, set with a table-cut diamond, red and green stones and fresh-water pearls. Oval, 35mm (1 3/8in) high
Bonhams
Jun. 05, 2008
Nicholas Hilliard , c. 1547-1619 Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
her auburn hair dressed in tight curls, adorned with jewels and a black feathered hat, wearing a black and orange figured dress studded with jewels and a large embroidered ruff, vellum, in original turned ivory case inscribed u.c.: + Ano Dm 1588
Sotheby's
Jun. 05, 2007
A young lady called Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), in grey-embroidered lace dress with high-standing white lace collar, gold and drop-pearl pendant fastened at corsage, gold and pearl necklace, drop-pearl and gold earring adorned with black
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619) A young lady called Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), in grey-embroidered lace dress with high-standing white lace collar, gold and drop-pearl pendant fastened at corsage, gold and pearl necklace, drop-pearl and gold earring adorned with black ribbon, gold and drop-pearl pendants and gauze scarf in her upswept and dressed fair hair; on blue ground within gold border on vellum oval, 2 1/8 in. (54 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting, the glazed reverse with ink drawing of various shapes within borders
Christie's
Jun. 05, 2007
A highly important miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England 1558-1603, in gold dress with gold-embroidered white sleeves, the bodice and sleeves slashed to reveal white, the bodice richly embellished with gold-set ruby, diamond and
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619) A highly important miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), Queen of England 1558-1603, in gold dress with gold-embroidered white sleeves, the bodice and sleeves slashed to reveal white, the bodice richly embellished with gold-set ruby, diamond and drop-pearl chains, the sleeves adorned with gold-set diamond chains, high-standing lace-bordered ruff adorned with gold-set gems, and high-standing lace-bordered gauze wings framing her head, two-strand pearl necklace with drop-pearls and gold-set gems, gold-set diamond earrings, pearl-bordered crescent-moon-shaped jewel worn at the front of her curled and upswept fair hair, diamond-set crown and jewels worn high; red wet-in-wet folded drapery background within gold border on vellum laid down on playing card oval, 2 3/16 in. (56 mm.) high, framed
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2006
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (BRITISH, 1547-1619)
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
A young gentleman, in embroidered black doublet with black buttons, lace-bordered white lawn collar, long curling brown hair falling over his left shoulder, slight moustache: red curtain background within gold border on vellum oval, 1 5/8 in. (40 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame, the reverse set with an enamel plaque painted with flowers in the manner of Henry Toutin
Christie's
Dec. 10, 2002
NICHOLAS HILLIARD (1547-1619)
Est: $4,770 - $7,950
Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), facing left in lace-bordered white dress adorned with gold set pearls and three jewelled turquoise ribbon rosettes, red ribbon behind the lace border, high standing lace collar, thin black ribbon about her neck, pearl necklace and drop pearl earring, her upswept fair hair adorned with quatre-foil shaped jewel with drop pearl, gold set pearls and turquoise ribbon; folded red curtain background with gold border on vellum laid down on card oval, 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) high, silver-gilt mount within gold frame with green, white and pink enamelled raised foliate border PROVENANCE The late Mrs Emma Joseph; Sotheby's, London, 11 March 1948, lot 113 (œ240 to H. E. Backer). NOTES A similar miniature by Nicholas Hilliard of King James I's queen is illustrated in G. Reynolds, Nicholas Hilliard & Isaac Oliver, London, 1971, no. 95. See also G. Reynolds, The Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, London, 1999, p. 79, no. 40.
Christie's