A rond box, lid decorated with a ivory miniature: young woman with high powdered wig wearing a large black hat with feathers and a white gauze dress. Sign "Roby". See reference for the painter:
E.BENEZIT: "Dictionnaire des peintres sculpteurs,
dessinateurs et graveurs",
éd.Gründ,1976,t.9, p.20
"EMMA ROBY: a 19th century frech miniaturist born in Paris,
student of J. Leroy, member of the Company of the French artists since 1899".
Metal frame, a curved g ...click for details
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