Seven Portrait Miniatures

Description:

Seven Portrait Miniatures, 19th/20th century, a woman in red with green veil, set in metal mount, a photograph of a man on verso, with matched chain, possibly Italian, portrait ht. 7/8; a woman wearing a red and white dress with plumed hat, converted to pin, ht. 1 1/2; a woman wearing a floral jeweled headpiece, converted to pin, ht. 1 1/8; the Madonna in blue with blue stones around the bezel, pin back, ht. 1 1/2; a woman with blue hat and pink ribbons, pin back, paste stones, ht. 1 1/8; a girl with a cat, wd. 1 3/8; a boy in a purple jacket, mounted as a pin of interlocking loops, paste stones, wd. 3/4 in.; all dimensions by sight.
Estimate $300-500

All show signs of wear consistent with age and use.
Girl with cat: chip on porcelain.
Woman in red with matched chain: some stones missing from mount.
Woman with plumed hat: abrasions to mount.


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