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PAIR FRENCH MINIATURE PORTRAITS ON IVORY

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Fashion Jewelry Start Price:5.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 150.00 USD
PAIR FRENCH MINIATURE PORTRAITS ON IVORY
MINIATURE PAINTINGS: Unmatched pair French miniature portraits upon ivory having elegant bone frames with brass mounts and curved glass over the images; one portrait depicts the Mme. de Boufflers, famous for being a contemporary salonnier of the philosophers Rousseau and Hume, while the other depicts a bust portrait of an unnamed aristocrat with red flowers in her hair. Frames measure approx. 3'' x 4'' Some staining, cracking to bone portions at side of frames. Late 19th or early 20th c.