Michele Albanesi Sold at Auction Prices

Set of two portrait miniatures of gentleman and a lady, Naples 19th century

In a frame embellished with garnets cabochons, one of the two miniatures is signed M. Albanesi 1849 (Michelangelo Albanesi, Naples 1816-1878), one of the best Italian miniaturists of the 19th century (Cf: Schidlof 'The Miniatures in Europe', vol. I, pg. 39). In the upper part of the composition, there is an embossed silver blazon representing the arms of the noble Neapolitan family 'Di Tocco', princes of Acaia and Montemiletto, and two other unidentified blazons in the background. Therefore, it is likely to think that the portrait represent a member of the Di Tocco family.

Albanesi, Michele - Portrait miniature d'un officier - 1855

Albanesi, Michele (1816-1878) Portrait miniature d'un officier (1855) Description (FR): Huile miniature, signée et datée sur le coté M.Albanesi 1855 Description (EN): Miniature oil, signed and dated on the side M.Albanesi 1855 Dimension (PO): 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" Dimension (CM): 3.81 x 3.18 cm Rapport de condition: Sur demande, nous nous ferons un plaisir de répondre à vos questions de manière détaillée. Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.

Boy's portrait

Miniature on ivory Gilt bronze frame decorated in relief Signed and dated of 1839 (defects)

(20pc) FAMILIAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE COLLECTION

19th Century, comprising members of the houses Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Habsburg-Lorraine as related to Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898), Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1833 to 1859, including seven miniatures by Michele Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878), two by Andrea Piazza (Italian, 1803-1838, active in Parma), two by S. Caruson (British, active in London & Naples 1830s-40s), one by Jean Baptiste Desire Troivaux (1788-1860), one signed ‘Guirard’, and seven unsigned; all presented in a large easel-back frame with Maria Antonia at the center. Personages are as follows, listed left-to-right, with relations to Maria Antonia indicated after dates: Top row: Leopold II (of the Habsburg-Lorraine), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797-1870, husband), oval, by Piazza, signed with monogram ‘A. P.’, 1-3/4 x 1-1/2 in.; Portrait of a young child, possibly one of Maria Antonia’s children or Ferdinand Philippe (suggested on verso), Duke of Orléans (1810-1842, cousin), oval, 2-1/8 x 1-3/4, by Troivaux, signed; and Maria Isabella of Spain, Queen of the Two Sicilies (1789-1848, mother), signed ‘Guirard’. 2nd row: Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples and Sicily (1752-1814, grandmother), oval, unsigned; Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822-1889, sister), by Albanesi, signed & dated 1837, 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 in.; Antonio, Count of Lecce (1816-1843, brother), 3-3/8 x 2-3/4 in., by Albanesi, signed & dated 183_ [flaking paint]; an unidentified baby reclining, 3 x 2-3/4, by Albanesi, signed & dated 1846 [flaking, split corner]; Maria Carolina (1820-1861, sister), 3-1/4 x 2-5/8, by Albanesi, signed & dated 1837; Prince Luigi, Count of Aquila (1824-1897, brother), 3-1/2 x 2-3/4, by Albanesi, signed & dated 1839 [flaking]; and Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773-1802, mother-in-law), oval, 3-1/8 x 2-1/4, unsigned. 3rd row: Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878, sister), 3-3/4 x 3-1/8, unsigned; Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830, father), round, 4-1/2 x 4-3/8, by Caruson, signed & dated 1830 [vertical split along left side]; Princess Maria Antonia, 5-3/4 x 4-5/8, by Piazza, signed [large amount of flaking to green pigment of dress]; Maria Isabella of Spain (1789-1848, mother), round, 4-1/2 x 4-3/8, by Caruson, signed & dated 1830 [moderate flaking]; and Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies (1810-1859, brother), 3-3/4 x 3-1/4, unsigned. 4th row: Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1818-1857, sister), 3-7/8 x 3-1/8, unsigned [small area of flaking lower right]; Charles Louis (Charles II, Duke of Parma) of Bourbon-Parma (1799-1883, cousin), by Albanesi, signed & dated 1838, 5 x 4 [small areas of flaking, mold spots]; Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany (1747-1792, great-uncle by marriage) (or possibly Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Francis I of Austria, 1768-1835, uncle by marriage), oval, 5-3/8 x 3-3/4, label on verso reading ‘after Isabey’, unsigned; Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma (1802-1857, cousin, sister of Charles Louis above), by Albanesi, signed & dated 1838, 5 x 4 [1-1/2 in. crack lower right, some flaking]; and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples & Sicily, Infanta of Spain (1804-1844, sister), 3-3/4 x 3 in., unsigned.

Michele Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878) A portrait miniature of a girl with her King Charles spaniel signed and dated vertically centr...

Michele Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878) A portrait miniature of a girl with her King Charles spaniel signed and dated vertically centre left "M Albanesi 1848" watercolour h:9 cm

Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duc de Bordeaux, and Comte de Chambord (1820–1883), seated and wearing brown smoking jacket with red lapels and black velvet arm pads, white chemise and loosely knotted black tie, red night

Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, Duc de Bordeaux, and Comte de Chambord (1820–1883), seated and wearing brown smoking jacket with red lapels and black velvet arm pads, white chemise and loosely knotted black tie, red night cap. Watercolour on ivory, signed on the obverse, Albanesi, gilt-wood frame with egg-and-dart border and pierced cresting displaying three fleur-de-lys, crown and laurel leaf sprays. Rectangular, 101mm (4in) high

Michele Albanesi Neapel 1816 - Neapel 1878 A rare,

Michele Albanesi Neapel 1816 - Neapel 1878 A rare, noble medaillon 'Portrait of a Lady' with pearl and diamond setting Mid 19th cent. 14 ct. yellow gold. Tempera/ivory, 4,2 x 3,5 cm, l. sign. a. dat. M. Albanesi 1655, under glass framed. The reverse side fine guilloché enamel in blue with crowned monogram 'RR', with rose cut diam. (1 diam. missing). The frame and the necklace with 30 small pearls. Medaillon with eyelet 59 x 45 mm, necklace in 18 ct. roségold added. L. 43 cm, weight c. 20 g. - Italian miniature painter. A. worked in Milan a. Vienna where his works were most sought after for their subtleness a. the artist's sophistication in depicting different surfaces. - Lit.: Saur, Thieme-Becker.

Michele Albanesi (1816-1878) RITRATTO DI

Michele Albanesi (1816-1878) RITRATTO DI GENTILUOMO olio su avorio ovale, cm 8x6,5 firmato

Michele Albanesi (1816-1878) Portrait ...

Michele Albanesi (1816-1878) Portrait de femme miniature ovale sur ivoire encadrée datée 1836 et signée 7x5 cm

MICHAELO ALBANESI (ITALIAN, 1816-1878)

MICHAELO ALBANESI (ITALIAN, 1816-1878) A baby, lying nude in a garden surrounded by flowers and trees signed and dated 'M Albanesi 1846' (mid-right) on ivory rectangular, 2½ x 2¾ in. (63 x 70 mm.), gilt-metal mount with stamped border

MICHELE ALBANESI (1816-1878)

MICHELE ALBANESI (1816-1878) Le Prince de Salerne (1790-1851) sur son lit de mort signé et daté 'Michele Albanesi 10 Marzo 1851' plume et encre noire, aquarelle 220 x 277 mm. (8 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.); On y joint un tirage albuminé représentant le gisant de Marie-Caroline, duchesse d'Aumale (1822-1869), fille du Prince de Salerne, par Alfred Lenoir, et un portrait dessiné de son levrier. (3)

MICHAELO ALBANESI 1816-1878 PORTRAIT OF THE MEYRICK FAMILY

the family seated or standing in an interior with a view of Vesuvius through the window beyond, Lady Laura seated on the right with a young child, William Henry Meyrick wearing uniform of the 3rd Foot Guards in the centre with two girls by his side, three children around the piano on the left of the composition, rectangular, in a plaster moulded gilt frame decorated with a miniature of the family coat of arms (separate) CATALOGUE NOTE Michaelo Albanesi was born in Naples in 1816 and was considered one of the best Italian miniaturists of the nineteenth century. The present miniature appears to date from circa 1845 when the Meyrick family were in Naples. Although it is not so typical of Michaelo Albanesi's larger miniature portraits, it does bear a resemblance in the neat and tight handling to his signed miniature of Amazone, preceded by her dog, followed by her two horsemen (S.Mandl Coll., Vienna; see Leo R.Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, 1964, Vol III, fig.11, pl.7). The arms on the miniature included with the present lot and once part of the frame are those of Colonel William Henry Meyrick, 3rd Foot Guards, who died on 20th February 1865. His arms impale those of his wife, Lady Laura Vane, whom he married on 24th February 1828. Lady Laura was the 4th daughter of William Henry, bt Duke of Cleveland, K.G., by his wife Lady Katharine Margaret Powlett, 2nd daughter and co-heir or Harry, 6th and last Duke of Bolton. She died on 28th November 1882

Michaelo Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878) : A fine portrait of a young Lady, seated, playing a harp, she wears blue & white dress and rose