A late Victorian rectangular bust-length portrait miniature ...

Hammer

£160

A late Victorian rectangular bust-length portrait miniature on ivory panel of Edward Walter. Bonham C.B. 1809-1886, unsigned, within a plain frame with matted slip and simple loop suspension. Bearing the inscription to the reverse: Edward Walter. Bonham Esq, b, Nov 24th 1809. d, March 5th 1886. 8.7 cm x 7.4 cm (Note: Ivory act submission reference: DX9FSN1B). Together with a late Victorian oval portrait miniature of a gentleman in a Royal Marines (?) dress uniform with a distinguished order medal upon his breast, unsigned, mounted in a simple uninscribed gilt-metal mount with a turreted loop suspension. 6.5 cm long x 5 cm (Note: Ivory act submission reference: FAD9UK7J).

Private collection

Edward Walter Bonham was Queen Victoria's consul to "Tabreez" (Tabriz) and later the Consul to Calais and later becoming Consul General. An Edward Walter Bohnham was involved in the hunt for "Jack the Ripper" in 1888 this was possibly the son of this Edward Walter Bonham.