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2 Porcelain Miniatures, incl. Man in Ermine

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
2 Porcelain Miniatures, incl. Man in Ermine
Probably German. The female is after German painter Gustav Richter's "Portrait of Queen Louise of Prussia."
The man is after Antoine Francois Callet's "Portrait of King Louis XVI of France."
The miniature of the man (with a gold cross hanging from his ermine collar) set in red velvet, in "jeweled" gilt-metal easel frame. Together with a lady with gold headband and scarf, in gilt-metal easel frame. Man: 3 1/2in. x 2 5/8in.; frame 6 3/4in. x 5 1/2in. Woman: 3 1/12in. x 2 1/2in. Both in good condition; the red velvet mount is loose in the frame.