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A charming miniature portrait, on ivory, of a child, signed Mercier for Mlle Hyacinthe Mercier.
The painting is in excellent condition, and is housed in its original silver and embossed tortoise shell frame. The shell portion has two unimportant splits, visible at 6 and 9 o'clock in the photo. Sight size of this little gem is 1 7/8 inches by 1 1/2 inches, while the frame size is 3 3/8 inches by 3 inches. ...click for details
A beautifully painted American miniature portrait on ivory, signed W.S. Herman. The painting depicts his attractive wife, who is sitting in a garden, on a stone bench, backed by impressionistic foliage. She is clothed in a beautiful dress with lace and blue-green trimmings.
William S. Herman lived and worked in Flushing, and Great Neck, New York. Although he concentrated on full size landscapes and portraits, many on a ...click for details
A superb double silhouette on ivory, in a cast foliate locket, by John Field. One side is of a woman, the other of a man, wearing spectacles (highly unusual) and both are signed "John Field 111 Strand" along the lower edge of the bust line. These paintings display the finely executed bronzed work that was a hallmark of Field's.
The sight size is 1 1/2" by 1 1/4". The condition of the paintings an ...click for details
A charming and beautifully rendered watercolor portrait, on ivory, of a very attractive young woman, painted by Emanuel Roberts. The sitter is dressed in the height of fashion for the period, around 1837, with a spangled diaphanous blue shawl over a low cut, pleated, black dress highlighted with a central blue brooch. Long blue and purple earrings, and a fine gold chain woven through her elaborate hairdo complete the picture of a wealthy member of the elite society. ...click for details
A nicely done miniature painting on ivory of a lovely young woman. The sitter in this portrait is wearing a pendant that appears, in my opinion and under high magnification, to be a miniature portrait. A miniature with a sitter wearing a miniature is quite rare, but please keep in mind that this is my interpretation. Whether or not the young woman is wearing a cased miniature, the painting is truly charming, and rendered with wonderful details. She has an elaborate hairdo, gold drop earrings, an ...click for details
A charming American miniature portrait painting, on ivory, of a very pert young woman. The artist has carefully rendered the details of her attire and accessories, from the feathered hat, velvet head band, the earrings, long gold chain, and the velvet trimmed deep green dress with central bow.
The condition of the painting is superb, with no chips, cracks, bowing, or restoration. The brass locket case, which measures 2 ...click for details
A folky miniature portrait on ivory, signed on the back: "Painted by M.B. Russell", and naming the sitter as Mrs. Rebecca Howe. The painting is also signed along the left side "M.B. Russell 1850". Although the sitter is of rather plain aspect, Russell has imbued the painting with a wonderful feeling of folkiness and naivete, possibly as a result of his wife's influence, or her actual participation in the work. It is quite unusual to have any miniature fully signed, dated ...click for details
A fine miniature portrait painting on ivory, strongly attributed to Samuel Broadbent. The sitter is reputedly Michael Butler, founder of the Union News Company. The attribution is based on the heavy coloring used in the sitter's face, the positioning in the painting of the sitter, the background technique, and the similarity to the example in the Manney collection.
The painting is in excellent condition, with no cra ...click for details
A fine miniature portrait painting on ivory done by John Alexander McDougall. The sitter is a distinguished gentleman dressed fashionably in a ruffled blue shirt, light blue vest, and black coat.
The miniature is in excellent condition, with no problems or restoration. The brass case is also without flaws. The photo of the back does appear to have blemishes, but these are label residues. Sight size is 3 1/4" by 2 ...click for details
Beautifully executed miniature painting on ivory of an attractive young woman. According to writing on the reverse, the sitter is Julia Weigale, of NY, and the portrait was done in 1861.
The rendering of the details, from the sheen in the hair, the brooch, the careful shadings of the dress, and the exquisite treatment of the lace, indicates that the artist was quite talented and might have had some professional training. The piece is unsigned, and an attribution has not yet been made.
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