Seventeen Portrait Miniatures Depicting Women

Description:

Seventeen Portrait Miniatures Depicting Women, 19th century, all with pin backing except as noted; one in a purple dress with white wrap on white ground, ht. 2 1/4; one in a pink gown, pearl necklace, and tiara, ht. 2 3/4; a woman with a floral wreath in her hair, silver bezel with blue stones, ht. 2; a woman with a blue band in her hair, garland of daisies and gilt foliate edges, ht. 2 1/4; a girl in a white dress, bezel with four blue enamel foliate scrolls, verso is empty glass case, ht. 2 3/8; a woman with blue plumed hat in a rose arbor, ht. 2; a woman wearing a white headscarf and Grecian costume, gold painted edge, ht. 2 1/4; one on rose ground, the woman wearing an orange dress with orange hues roses in her hair, ht. 2 1/8; a woman with lamb and green drapery, marked "5544 60" on verso, mounted in a gadrooned bezel, ht. 2 3/8; a woman with red hair with pink roses, white ground, ribbon bezel setting, dia. 1 1/4; a cherub in white and blue drapery, ht. 1 3/4; a dark-haired woman in a blue gown, blue ground, ht. 1 1/2; Marie Antoinette in a green gown, marked on reverse "Firenze 65," ht. 2 3/8; a woman with white headcovering and drapery, in style of Guido Reni, with beaded bezel, ht. 1 3/4; a woman with a blue band in her hair, ground in variegated hues of white, rose, and blue, ht. 1 3/4; a figure with white collar and headpiece, marked "27" on verso, with hanging chain, ht. 1 3/4; and a woman with brown curls, white headpiece, and white robe, white ground, painted gilt rim, ht. 1 3/4 in.; all sizes by sight.
Estimate $600-800

All pieces show minor signs of age typical wear.

Dimensions including bezel/mounts: woman in purple with white wrap, ht. 2 3/8; woman with pink gown, pearl necklace and tiara, ht. 2 7/8; woman with flowers in hair, silver bezel, blue stones, ht. 2 1/2; woman with blue band in hair, garland of daisies and gilt foliate edges, ht. 2 3/8; girl with white dress, four blue enamel scrolls on bezel, ht. 3 1/4; woman with blue plume hat in rose arbor, ht. 2 1/4; woman wearing white headscarf and grecian costume, ht. 2 1/4; rose ground, orange dress with orange hues roses in hair, ht. 2 1/8; woman with lamb and green drapery, ht. 2 5/8; red hair with pink roses, white ground, ribbon bezel, dia., 1 3/4; cherub in white and blue drapery, ht. 1 7/8; blue gown, dark hair, blue ground, ht. 1 1/2; Marie Antoinette in green gown, marked on reverse with Firenze and 65, ht. 2 5/8; woman with white headcovering and drapery, portrait in the style of Guido Reni, with beaded bezel, ht. 1 7/8; woman with blue band in hair and variegated blue, rose and white ground, ht. 2; figure with white collar and headpiece, with hanging chain, overall length 14 in with chain; woman with brown curls, white headpiece, drapery, on white ground, ht. 1 3/4 in.




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