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Charles J. Turrell, Portrait of Emma Ramsden, Signed
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Charles J. Turrell, Portrait of Emma Ramsden, Signed

19th century
Sold 24 February 2025 · Wigs on the Green
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Description

This striking portrait was painted in 1884 when the sitter, Emma Susan Ramsden, was 45 years of age and the mother of seven children. She is elegantly dressed in ivory silk richly trimmed with lace and accessorised with creamy pearls.

Emma Susan was a Yorkshire lass, born in 1839 to the Rev Edward Duncombe and his wife Susan (née Mainwaring). She lost her older brother when she was just three and then her mother when she was 14. At the age of 19, Emma married Ellis Gosling, the son of a wealthy banker, and moved to live at Busbridge Hall in Surrey. But bereavement was to strike again with the premature death of Ellis in 1861 leaving Emma pregnant with their second child. Two years later she married John Charles Ramsden, an old friend and neighbour from Yorkshire. Ramsden, a Captain in the Royal Artillery, moved into Busbridge Hall. The couple had four sons and a daughter and ran a large household with numerous indoor and outdoor staff.

The portrait is signed on the obverse ‘C.J. Turrell 1884’ and is set in a gold-plated hinged frame, the reverse extensively engraved inside with the sitter’s details.

Charles James Turrell (1845-1932) was a prominent London society artist who included royalty amongst his clientele. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1873 and actually exhibited ‘Mrs Ramsden’ there in 1885. Turrell also worked in the USA and indeed died whilst staying in New York.

Framed Size: 98 x 79mm

Exhibited: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1885

APHA Registration: 29XESUL9

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Antique Portrait Miniature to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
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SA1125866
Dealers Internal Reference
7652
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Description
This striking portrait was painted in 1884 when the sitter, Emma Susan Ramsden, was 45 years of age and the mother of seven children. She is elegantly dressed in ivory silk richly trimmed with lace and accessorised with creamy pearls.
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Emma Susan was a Yorkshire lass, born in 1839 to the Rev Edward Duncombe and his wife Susan (née Mainwaring).
Wigs on the Green

She lost her older brother when she was just three and then her mother when she was 14. At the age of 19, Emma married Ellis Gosling, the son of a wealthy banker, and moved to live at Busbridge Hall in Surrey. But bereavement was to strike again with the premature death of Ellis in 1861 leaving Emma pregnant with their second child. Two years later she married John Charles Ramsden, an old friend and neighbour from Yorkshire. Ramsden, a Captain in the Royal Artillery, moved into Busbridge Hall. The couple had four sons and a daughter and ran a large household with numerous indoor and outdoor staff.

fig 1. An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop.
fig 1. Charles J. Turrell, Portrait of Emma Ramsden, Signed

The portrait is signed on the obverse ‘C.J. Turrell 1884’ and is set in a gold-plated hinged frame, the reverse extensively engraved inside with the sitter’s details.

Charles James Turrell (1845-1932) was a prominent London society artist who included royalty amongst his clientele. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1873 and actually exhibited ‘Mrs Ramsden’ there in 1885. Turrell also worked in the USA and indeed died whilst staying in New York.

Framed Size: 98 x 79mm

Exhibited: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1885

APHA Registration: 29XESUL9

Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Antique Portrait Miniature to the 19th Century.

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1125866
Dealers Internal Ref
7652
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Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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Archive I An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Charles J. Turrell, Portrait of Emma Ramsden, Signed

Archive II An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop. View II
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Archive VII An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop. View VII
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An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop.
Charles J. Turrell, portrait of Emma Ramsden, Signed
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An oval antique portrait miniature depicting a woman in 19th-century attire, set within a polished gold-tone frame with an integrated pendant loop.
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  • ObjectJewellery
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialGold, Ivory, Pigment
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsOval format, Hand-painted likeness, Suspension loop, Polished metal mount
  • SizeH 10 cm (4 in) x W 8 cm (3 in)

FAQs

An antique portrait miniature is a small, highly detailed painting, typically executed in watercolour on vellum, ivory, or card during the 16th through to the early 20th centuries, often worn as jewellery or kept as a personal keepsake.

These works were traditionally painted using fine gouache or watercolour on substrates such as ivory, vellum, or prepared card, and were typically housed in frames, lockets, or brooches made from gold, silver, brass, or pinchbeck.

Authentic pieces exhibit genuine hand-painted brushwork under magnification, consistent signs of age on the substrate and backing, and period-appropriate hardware, whereas reproductions often show modern printing dots or mechanical stippling.

Such pieces can be displayed within a curated gallery wall alongside other small antique artworks, or housed in a dedicated tabletop display case to add a layer of historic narrative and intimate scale to a room.

They must be kept away from direct sunlight to prevent the fading of delicate pigments, stored in stable humidity conditions, and protected from moisture to safeguard the vulnerable painted surface and substrate.
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