XVIII Antique 1790-1800 French miniature portrait painting gentleman
Antique miniature portrait painting of a gentlemen
€ 450
Ca 1790-1800 France
A high quality antique miniature portrait painting: gouache/watercolor on ivory, depicting a handsome young man in classical attire for the period.
The miniature sits behind it's original glass front in a (unmarked, but some effaced traces of a possible mark and numbers) gold frame. Most probably 14 krt.
The miniature is in good order, normal superficial wear. The frame used to have a pin on the back, that is no longer there and some bits of the frame missing around the glass rim. See the photos, not very noticeable.
Dim: 6,5 x 5 cm total (without the little ring) and the miniature; 5,7 x 4,5 cm / Weight: 33 gr