William Corden the Elder Miniature of Young Girl c1825 | A Very Rare John Miers Miniature Portrait c1790 |
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The painting is signed on the backing paper "Painted by Rd Mills Birmingham 1829" and is housed in a 4 1/4" by 3 5/8" bronze frame...
Lacon (fl. c1740 - 1760) worked in Bath, England, painting miniatures and water color portraits...
The simple gilt metal case is 2 3/8" by 2", and is in excellent condition, with a missing cover glass to the aperture on the reverse, which is of no import.
The 2 3/8" by 2" sight size miniature is housed in a cast foliate case with a glazed lens on the reverse...
Possibly Scottish, and in excellent condition, each portrait has a sight size of 1 7/8" by 1 1/2"...
The painting is signed and illegibly dated (possibly 1889) at her right shoulder. Set under glass in the original oval brass frame adorned with a bow at the top.
The back of the frame is fitted with a hinged easel and is lined with green velvet.
Dimensions of the oval frame with a bow: High: 9.7 cm (3.8 inches)...
The painting is finely done, with no condition issues. Any apparent flaws are due to my poor photographic skills. The in-person brightness is about midway between the first two photos...
The reverse of the case is engraved "Harriet Franklyn/B. 9 Oct 1795 D. 31 August 1798/Daughter of/Richard Franklyn/One of the Moneyers/of H...
The condition of this lovely example is excellent...
The back of this work deserves special mention as it is composed of a backing of metal guilloche...
This stunning portrait portrays Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in his iconic stance, with his hand in his vest and dressed in his renowned uniform as the Colonel of Chasseurs Cheval de la Garde Imperia...
The painting is in excellent condition, with no flaws. The red leather travel case has wear to the inside and outside, is missing the tiny eye the hook clasp goes through,...
A label on p...
The painting is in excellent condition, with no flaws to speak of, and is in a gilt metal pendant case. Sight size is 1 7/8" by 1 3/8", and the case size is 2" by 1 5/8".
NOTE: David Gibson (active 1788 - 1797) worked primarily in London and Edinburgh, with some sojourns ...
The painting is 2 5/16" by 1 7/8", while the overall locket size is 2 1/2" by 2 1/8". Condition is excellent with no chips, cracks, bowing, paint loss or restoration.
Note: Abraham Parsell (1792 - after 1856), a popular American folk miniature painte...