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James Holmes (1777-1860)

James Holmes (1777-1860) Three silhouettes portraits, probably a family group all signed 'J Holmes' and dated October 1839 bronzed, each 6.5 x 9.5cm in rosewood frames each 18 x 15cm framed

JAMES HOLMES (1777-1860) ENGRAVING

Plate- 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" Overall- 16 1/2" x 20" Third party shipping only for this lot

JAMES HOLMES (1777-1860) ENGRAVING

Plate- 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" Overall- 16 1/2" x 20" Third party shipping only for this lot

Holmes, James (1777-1860),

Herrenporträt. Aquarellierte Bleistiftzeichnung auf Karton. Sign. und dat. 1841. 37,3 x 28 cm. - Unter Passepartout. Herrschaftliches Ganzfigurenporträt eines eleganten Herrn in einem Interieur mit Blick in weite Ländereien.

Holmes, James (1777-1860),

Herrenporträt. Aquarellierte Bleistiftzeichnung auf Karton. Sign. und dat. 1841. 37,3 x 28 cm. - Unter Passepartout. Herrschaftliches Ganzfigurenporträt eines eleganten Herrn in einem Interieur mit Blick in weite Ländereien.

Y JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH, 1777-1860) PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A BOY DRESSED IN TARTAN, DATED 1818

Y JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH, 1777-1860) PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A BOY DRESSED IN TARTAN, DATED 1818 watercolour on ivory, signed and dated bottom right, 21.5cm x 14.5cm; together with a further PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY, watercolour on ivory, depicting a young lady against a floral ground, 12cm x 9cm; in giltwood frames Qty: (2) Footnote: Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH 1777-1860)

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH 1777-1860) Unskilful Carver (A Family Conversation Piece), oil on canvas 70 x 91 cm (27 1/2 x 35 7/8 in.) PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by King George IV (then-Prince Regent), 1817 (by repute) Bequeathed by the above to the Royal Collection (by repute) Collection of V. W. Hancock-Nunn, Esq., by 1957 (label on verso) Mary Rafferty LTD., Atherton Acquired at the above by the present owner EXHIBITED 1817 (entitled The Michaelmas Dinner) LITERATURE Alfred Thomas Story, James Holmes and John Varley (London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1894), pp. 85-86 (Chapter IX) LOT NOTES Alfred Thomas Story describes the painting as Holmes' unparalleled chef d'oeuvre: It is the most elaborate and studied of his works, and may be taken as a good example of his style, and also of the kinds of subjects he preferred to treat, which, belonging to a popular, sometimes, it may even be said, to a vulgar class, allied him to the Dutch more than to the Italian school. CONDITION N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) An Office, called Colonel Leigh, wearing scarlet coatee with gold buttons and epaulettes, high collar trimmed with blue and gold braid over white chemise and black stock, a white belt with belt plate across his ch...

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) An Office, called Colonel Leigh, wearing scarlet coatee with gold buttons and epaulettes, high collar trimmed with blue and gold braid over white chemise and black stock, a white belt with belt plate across his chest. Signed and dated 'Js Homes/ 1833', yellow metal oval frame, 6 x 4.9cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH 1777-1860)

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH 1777-1860) Unskilful Carver (A Family Conversation Piece) oil on canvas 70 x 91 cm (27 1/2 x 35 7/8 in.) PROVENANCE Acquired from the artist by King George IV (then-Prince Regent), 1817 (by repute) Bequeathed by the above to the Royal Collection (by repute) Collection of V. W. Hancock-Nunn, Esq., by 1957 (label on verso) Mary Rafferty LTD., Atherton Acquired at the above by the present owner EXHIBITED 1817 (entitled The Michaelmas Dinner) LITERATURE Alfred Thomas Story, James Holmes and John Varley (London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1894), pp. 85-86 (Chapter IX) LOT NOTES Alfred Thomas Story describes the painting as Holmes' unparalleled chef d'oeuvre: It is the most elaborate and studied of his works, and may be taken as a good example of his style, and also of the kinds of subjects he preferred to treat, which, belonging to a popular, sometimes, it may even be said, to a vulgar class, allied him to the Dutch more than to the Italian school. CONDITION Observed in frame, the painting is in overall good condition appropriate with age. Areas of craquelure are visible throughout. Partly detached from the frame. Minot tear on the upper right corner. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent areas of restoration. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

James Holmes, portrait painting

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860), "Portrait of a Gentleman", 1834, graphite and watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 15.5"h x 12.25"w (sheet)

JAMES HOLMES, United Kingdom, 1777-1860, Memorial with two girls and an infant, all dressed in white,, Watercolor on paper, 16.5" x...

JAMES HOLMES United Kingdom, 1777-1860 Memorial with two girls and an infant, all dressed in white, one holding a white lily. Portrait of another young girl on the wall behind them. Signed and dated lower right "Holmes Pt. 1855". Watercolor on paper, 16.5" x 21.75". Framed 22" x 27".

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH, 1777-1860) PORTRAIT OF TWO CHILDREN

JAMES HOLMES (BRITISH, 1777-1860) PORTRAIT OF TWO CHILDREN, watercolor on paper, two figures at a sundial playing with a cat, landscape setting, signed "J. Holmes pt. / 1827" lower left. Housed under glass in a carved hardwood frame.

James Holmes (1777-1860)/Portrait of John Townshend and Charles Brooke/playing with a cat by a sundial/signed and dated 1848/watercolour, 41cm x 33.5cm/and another depicting Charles Brooke/signed and dated 1846

James Holmes (1777-1860)/Portrait of John Townshend and Charles Brooke/playing with a cat by a sundial/signed and dated 1848/watercolour, 41cm x 33.5cm/and another depicting Charles Brooke/signed and dated 1846

JAMES HOLMES (1770-1860) 'Children of the Cayley family, aged 5 yrs and 2 1/2 yrs with their dog' signed, and inscribed and dated 1836 on the original label attached to the backboard watercolour over pencil heightened with white 29cm x 37cm  carved gilt frame

JAMES HOLMES (1770-1860) 'Children of the Cayley family, aged 5 yrs and 2 1/2 yrs with their dog' signed, and inscribed and dated 1836 on the original label attached to the backboard watercolour over pencil heightened with white 29cm x 37cm  carved gilt frame

A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM COX, BY JAMES HOLMES (1777-1860), 1815

A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM COX, BY JAMES HOLMES (1777-1860), 1815 the young boy being licked by his affectionate spaniel, watercolour on paper, in a gilt-copper frame inscribed to the reverse: Frederick William Cox / by James Holmes / 1815 11.5 x 13.5cm

James Holmes (1777 - 1860), portrait of a lady upo

James Holmes (1777 - 1860), portrait of a lady upon a balcony, holding a rose - Lady Lane Fox, signed and inscribed 15 Wilton St., indistinctly dated, in glazed gilt frame, 33.5cm x 26cm

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860)

A Gentleman, standing before Classical architecture and wearing Van Dyck costume beneath a blue cloak draped around his shoulders (cracked). Signed on the obverse and dated Holmes/ 1822, gilt-wood frame. Rectangular, 136mm (5 3/8in) high Provenance: Purchased at Hortons on 16 May 1969; thence by descent.

Attributed to James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) Portrait of Mary Perceval, daughter of the Honorable Reverend Charles George Perceval, at age 4

Portrait of Mary Perceval, daughter of the Honorable Reverend Charles George Perceval, at age 4 oil on canvas 76.5 x 63.5cm (30 1/8 x 25in).

After James Holmes, (British, 1777-1860), "A Disputed Fare", Charing Cross, hand touched engraving, 14" x 18"

After James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) "A Disputed Fare", Charing Cross hand touched engraving The lively scene is set in front of the statue of Charles I with Northumberland House on the right. 14" x 18"

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) Justine Henrietta Frederique Ross (née Macrae) (c.1814-c.1894), wearing her wedding dress, long lace veil, pendent pearl earrings, glove on her left hand and white flowers in her dark upswept and plaited hair,

Justine Henrietta Frederique Ross (née Macrae) (c.1814-c.1894), wearing her wedding dress, long lace veil, pendent pearl earrings, glove on her left hand and white flowers in her dark upswept and plaited hair, curtain and landscape background. Signed on the obverse and dated J. Holmes/ 1834, gilded wood frame with verre églomisé mount. Rectangular, 130mm (5 1/8in) high

James Holmes (1777-1860). A miniature portrait of

James Holmes (1777-1860). A miniature portrait of George Gordon Byron, head and shoulders, with dark curling hair, a red cloak draped over his right shoulder, signed and dated 1816, the reverse with indistinct descriptions, one possibly reading 'Ld. Byron 27 years', 11 x 8cm., in an ormolu case with maker's stamp 'J.A.' * Another version of the portrait by Holmes, with the sitter looking to sinister and dated 1815, was apparently Byron's preferred portrait of himself. The present portrait was for an unknown reason altered at a later date by Lady Wentworth with additions mainly to Byron's hair and chin. A cardboard box is inscribed "The Holmes miniature of Lord Byron done in 1814 and given by Augusta Leigh to Lady Byron - much altered, presumably by Lady Wentworth". It is known that Judith Lady Wentworth made a habit of 'improving' pictures. The miniature in its original condition is reproduced in the first edition of 'Astarte' (illustration facing page 78). The discrepancy of two years (1814/1816) is puzzling but could be a misreading of the indistinctly dated miniature. James Holmes was associated with eleven portraits of Byron.

James Holmes (1777-1860). Miniature portrait of

James Holmes (1777-1860). Miniature portrait of Augusta Leigh, head and shoulders with dark hair dressed high, the reverse inscribed 'Painted by J. Holmes 1833', oval 5 x 4cm., in leather and velvet case. * See Ralph, Earl of Lovelace 'Astarte', illustration facing page 234 ** Augusta Leigh (1784-1851) was the only daughter of Byron's father by his first wife Baroness Conyers and thus his half-sister. He apparently entered into a more than brotherly relationship with AugustA Ralph Earl of Lovelace records in 'Astarte' that 'she was of a sanguine and buoyant disposition, childishly fond and playful, ready to laugh at anything, loving to talk nonsense. The great charm of her society was a refined species of comic talent'

Attributed to James Holmes (British, 1777-1860)

Harriet Ross, wearing white dress, she clasps a pink shawl at her corsage ormolu frame with acorn border; together with a young girl, wearing mauve dress, English School (circa 1830), painted on card, gilt-metal frame Rectangular and Oval, 89mm. (3 1/2ins.) high (2)

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860)

John Braham (1777-1856), wearing 'van Dyck' dress, his burgundy velvet coat, slashed to reveal white shirt, with lace-trimmed wide collar, his dark hair curled rectangular gilt-metal mount Rectangular, 93mm. (3 5/8ins.) high

Attributed to James Holmes (British, 1777-1860)

A Gentleman, probably a poet wearing Byronic costume, brown cloak over pale green tunic and white shirt gilded wood frame Rectangular, 124mm. (4 7/8ins.) high

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) Captain Smith, wearing black cape with scarlet collar and lining,

brown coat with black collar, pale blue waistcoat, white shirt and stock signed, inscribed and dated on reverse, Portrait Captain Smith/ Painted by/ James Holmes/ May 21st 1824, gilt-metal frame rectangular, 70mm. (2 3/4in.) high.

James Holmes (British, 1777-1860) : A Lady, reclining on a chaise-longue, wearing white dress, lace cap, ruff and pink shawl