Lot 57:
Item/Description: Gleaned from the same private estate four piece antique miniature frames include two oval hanging miniature portraits and one empty framed case. Decorative accessories. Keepsakes.
The portrait of the woman in period clothing dates from the eighteenth century. Masterfully painted on ox-bone it depicts a beauty in period clothing with a quiet smile and rosy cheeks. Soft pastel hues, fine detail. Artist signed on lower left Robertson 1787. It is framed under glass in an oval gilt wash metal tin frame with leather backing, held in place with fold down metal prongs, old adhesive sticker. Hanging loop.
Material: tin, ox bone, paint, leather Dimensions: Length: 4 1/8"; Width: 3 1/4"
Condition: Very Good. Free of chips or cracks. Colors vibrant, paint intact. It appears portrait has shifted in frame to expose edge of work, leaving a space as pictured. Signs of age, use and wear including scuffing to leather backing, area of loss.
Age: 1787
Provenance: Private Estate
The hand-painted portrait of a young society gentleman in late eighteenth early nineteenth century period clothing. He too has a soft smile and steady gaze. Hand-painted on ox-bone. Fine details. Unsigned. The work is set into a locket type gilt wash / plated frame. There is a decorative edge to the frame, hanging hardware and a window in the back covered in glass, for a memento such as a lock of hair.
Material: gilt wash metal, ox-bone, glass
Dimensions: Length: 3 1/4" ( including bale); Width: 2 1/4"
Condition: Very Good. Portrait. Free of cracks. Work has shifted slightly in frame. Memento cover is loose and has come out of opening. Pitting to gilt metal, area of loss.
Age: Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Provenance: Private Estate
An empty portrait locket hanging frame, similar to the one containing the gentleman. Gilt wash metal with elaborate engine turned design on back and floral embossed rim. Inside compartment contains a purple floral embossed lining paper. Small "window" compartment for memento. Watch fob like finial with hanging loop.Item/Description: After a portrait of Friederike von Gumppenberg feataure the lady-in-waiting, seated in a maroon dress. Monogram signature above subjects shoulder: SF. Unknown artist.
Baroness Friederike Viktoria Mariana Ottilie von Gumppenberg (1823 – 1916) was a lady-in-waiting for Crown Princess Marie Friederike of Prussia. She appeared in the Gallery of Beauties gathered by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1843
Material: Oil on bone, glass, metal
Dimensions: Image size: Height: 2"; Width: 1 1/2". Framed: Height: 2"; Width: 1 3/4"
Condition: Very Good. Work is intact, free of chips, cracks. Colors vibrant. Frame is broken. Signs of age, use and surface wear including small chip to bottom of glass. Frame missing its backing.
Age: 19th Century
Provenance: Private estate
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