Andrew Plimer Miniature Painting c1815 |
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The woman is finely attired in a black puffy sleeved dress with lace at the collar and a wide black belt. Her jewelry includes a brooch at her neckline and earrings, with a tortoiseshell comb in her hair...
The miniature has a sight size of 2 1/2" by 2" and is in excellent condition...
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...
Condition is excellent, with no cracks, bowing, or restoration...
On the backing of the painting is written in ink (at the time the painting was done) in French, the name of the sitter "Antoinette Francoise Garison," some other information, and that she was born on September 20, 1773 (see photo #4)...
The condition of the painting is excellent with no cracks, chips, paint loss, bowing, or restoration...
Provenance: Elle Shushan and then to a NY collector.
Notes: 1...
The bronze frame is also in fine shape, originally made to be worn as a pendant or as a brooch, but is missing the brooch pin on the reverse. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 1 7/8", and the overall size is 2 5/8" by 2 1/4".
The painting is 2 5/16" by 1 7/8", while the overall locket size is 2 1/2" by 2 1/8"...
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no problems at all. Please note that the darker area on the right part of the jacket is due to the difficulty of photographing the painting...
Excellent condition with any apparent issues being due to my infamous photographic skills. The case size is 2 1/2" by 2".
Of interest is the backing of the painting, which shows a portion of a finely drawn ink portrait of a man's head. The miniature is in a velvet lined leather case with a brass mat and glazing, with the two halves having separated, but which could be taped back t...
The condition of this lovely example is excellent. Sight size is 2 1/4" by 2 1/8" and the case size...
The condition is quite good with several unimportant white streaks, mainly in the jacket. The sight size is 3 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 5 1/4" by 4".
The second piece is a watercolor and ink on cardboard of a young man n...
The condition of the painting is excellent, with no chips, cracks, bowing, or restoration. This little gem is housed in its original cast bronze brooch, with a mother-of-pearl backing. The sight size is 1 5/8" by 1...