Description:
Continental School, 19th Century
Bust-length Portrait of a Woman in a White Lace Cap
Initialed and dated "L.M. 1855" u.r.
Oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 13 in. (39.5 x 33.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch primarily to the background and to a small rectangle in the center of the sitter's chest which may have held a second inscription or signature.
Provenance: The property of John Schaeffer
Estimate $400-700
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Keywords
John SchaefferStuart Slavid
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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