$420
painted on ivory, depicting a woman in a white dress with red embroidery holding a small bouquet of field flowers, 7. 1 x 6.1 cm. (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.), two dates in lower left, one partially legible a Polish Ministry of Culture export document circa 1948 attached to the backing Acquired in Moscow circa 1890-1910 by the Grandmother of the present owner passed down in the family to the Mother of the present owner, who was born in Moscow and emigrated to Poland in 1925 thence by descent to the current owner, whose Mother emigrated from Poland in 1939
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2012-09-29