$3,055
Continental Renaissance Wax Miniature, c. 1555, round format, depicting a woman in pearl studded dress and cap, with painted title to top "Margareta Franch Soror Regis 1555," set under glass in tin hinged lid case, dia. 3 3/8 in. Note: Likely a portrait of Margaret d'Angouleme (1492-1549), also known as Margaret of Navarre, sister of France's King Francis I.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-01-26