1790 Portrait Miniatures with Hair Memorial
A miniature, a portrait miniature of a young lady and gentleman circa 1790 1st: European school, promenading in the countryside, a church and a large estate in the distance, watercolour, reverse with white verre eglomise border, plaited hair and seed pearl entwined letters, oval gilt metal locket. 2nd: together with a hair memorium, the urn decorated with seed pearls, the pedestal inscribed 'Mrs Hughes, died March 7th, 1838, aged 28 years', rectangular. lengths 2.05 in. and 3.94 in. (2) Provenance: Estate of the late Estelle Gould
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- Verre Églomisé - Verre églomisé is the process by which the reverse of glass is decorated with gold or silver foil, sometimes with the addition of painted decoration. The technique was popular in the early and mid 19th century, but its use dates back to pre-Roman times.
It was used as a decorative effect on mirrors, table tops and clocks. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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miniatures
- 18th century 90
- 19th century 357
- Georgian 239
- portrait and other 1,223
- Victorian 381
