$830
Four Oval-format Portrait Miniatures of Women on Ivory, France and England, 19th century, a woman in a bonnet within an enameled sterling silver frame and stand marked London, 1896-7, maker "F. E.," total ht. 3 3/8; a woman in a green dress with flowers in her hair, in a molded wood frame, ivory ht. 2 7/8; a woman wearing a diadem and pearls, signed "_Kelley," in a bronze frame with ribband crest, total ht. 4 3/4; and an auburn-haired woman wearing a red sash, indistinctly signed and identified on paper backing, in brass frame, total ht. 4 1/4 in. Enameled silver frame with 1/2 in. section of loss to enamel on right side. Woman with diadem with warping to ivory lower left. Woman with red sash lacking original backing, paint flaking to lower left, and loose mounting.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-31